Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Thailand
Thailand: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded -0.7% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1,913.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2025.
That places Thailand 202nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.7% | 0.3% | 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 as a share of forest area in Thailand?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Thailand was -0.7% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Thailand ranks 202nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,913.0%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.