France vs Thailand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

France
15,439 1000 ha
in 2025
Thailand
16,334 1000 ha
in 2025
France rank
38th
Thailand rank
35th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • France
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 16,334 1000 ha against 15,439 1000 ha in France, a difference of 895 1000 ha.

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

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

France ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 13,265 1000 ha 16,502 1000 ha 3,236 1000 ha Thailand
2000s 13,992 1000 ha 16,432 1000 ha 2,440 1000 ha Thailand
2010s 14,617 1000 ha 16,372 1000 ha 1,756 1000 ha Thailand
2020s 15,246 1000 ha 16,355 1000 ha 1,109 1000 ha Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, France or Thailand?
Thailand, at 16,334 1000 ha against 15,439 1000 ha in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between France and Thailand?
895 1000 ha, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do France and Thailand rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
France ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.