Congo vs Thailand: Forest land — Area

Congo
21,854 1000 ha
in 2025
Thailand
19,648 1000 ha
in 2025
Congo rank
33rd
Thailand rank
34th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Congo
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 21,854 1000 ha against 19,648 1000 ha in Thailand, a difference of 2,206 1000 ha.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 34th of 231 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 22,201 1000 ha 20,204 1000 ha 1,998 1000 ha Congo
2000s 22,081 1000 ha 20,134 1000 ha 1,948 1000 ha Congo
2010s 21,918 1000 ha 20,126 1000 ha 1,792 1000 ha Congo
2020s 21,819 1000 ha 19,993 1000 ha 1,826 1000 ha Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Congo or Thailand?
Congo, at 21,854 1000 ha against 19,648 1000 ha in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Congo and Thailand?
2,206 1000 ha, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Thailand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Congo and Thailand rank globally for forest land — area?
Congo ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 34th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.