Annual change in forest area in Thailand
Thailand: Annual change in forest area was -138,016 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Thailand is -138,016 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1,871.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Thailand peaked at 55,512 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -138,016 hectares, in 2021.
Thailand ranks 223rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,000 hectares | -7,000 hectares | -7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -7,000 hectares | -7,000 hectares | -7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,005 hectares | -7,000 hectares | 55,512 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -105,761 hectares | -138,016 hectares | 55,512 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 422.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 45.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 81.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3459 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 26.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Thailand?
- Annual change in forest area in Thailand was -138,016 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 55,512 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -138,016 hectares in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for annual change in forest area?
- Thailand ranks 223rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,871.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.