Change forest area share total in Thailand
Thailand: Change forest area share total was -0.7025 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Thailand, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded -0.7025 for change forest area share total 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, change forest area share total in Thailand peaked at 0.276 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.7025, 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.
Change forest area share total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0346 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0346 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0346 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0346 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0347 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0348 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0349 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0349 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0349 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0349 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.276 | -890.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2745 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2737 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.273 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6833 | -350.3% |
| 2022 | -0.688 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.6927 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -0.6976 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7025 | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +890.8% | -0.0349 | 0.276 |
| 2021 | -350.3% | 0.273 | -0.6833 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0347 | -0.0347 | -0.0346 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0348 | -0.0348 | -0.0347 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 | -0.0349 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5318 | -0.7025 | 0.273 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0112 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Thailand?
- Change forest area share total in Thailand was -0.7025 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.276 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7025 in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for change forest area share total?
- Thailand ranks 202nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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