Congo vs Thailand: Share of global forest area
Congo
0.5%
in 2025
Thailand
0.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Thailand rank
32nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Congo
- Thailand
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
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 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 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 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Congo or Thailand?
- Congo, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Congo and Thailand?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global forest area?
- Congo ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.