Americas vs Thailand: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Thailand
41.3%
in 2025
Americas rank
27th
Thailand rank
26th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 41.3% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 32 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 41.3% | 34.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 41.3% | 33.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 41.3% | 29.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 41.3% | 28.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Americas or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 41.3% against 12.8% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Americas and Thailand?
- 28.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Thailand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Thailand rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 26th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.