Africa vs Thailand: Planted Forest — Area

Africa
14,085 1000 ha
in 2025
Thailand
3,314 1000 ha
in 2025
Africa rank
15th
Thailand rank
17th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Africa
  • Thailand
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Africa currently reports 14,085 1000 ha against 3,314 1000 ha in Thailand, a difference of 10,771 1000 ha.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.3 times Thailand's.

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

Africa ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 17th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 9,366 1000 ha 3,702 1000 ha 5,664 1000 ha Africa
2000s 10,531 1000 ha 3,702 1000 ha 6,829 1000 ha Africa
2010s 12,150 1000 ha 3,754 1000 ha 8,396 1000 ha Africa
2020s 13,694 1000 ha 3,638 1000 ha 10,056 1000 ha Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Africa or Thailand?
Africa, at 14,085 1000 ha against 3,314 1000 ha in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Africa and Thailand?
10,771 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Thailand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Africa and Thailand rank globally for planted forest — area?
Africa ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 17th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.