Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Thailand

Thailand: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
201st
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1991–2025

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.21991200820251991: -0.035 %1992: -0.035 %1993: -0.035 %1994: -0.035 %1995: -0.035 %1996: -0.035 %1997: -0.035 %1998: -0.035 %1999: -0.035 %2000: -0.035 %2001: -0.035 %2002: -0.035 %2003: -0.035 %2004: -0.035 %2005: -0.035 %2006: -0.035 %2007: -0.035 %2008: -0.035 %2009: -0.035 %2010: -0.035 %2011: -0.035 %2012: -0.035 %2013: -0.035 %2014: -0.035 %2015: -0.035 %2016: 0.276 %2017: 0.275 %2018: 0.274 %2019: 0.274 %2020: 0.273 %2021: -0.683 %2022: -0.688 %2023: -0.693 %2024: -0.698 %2025: -0.702 %

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 vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1,913.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2025.

That places Thailand 201st out of 227 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 198 Cameroon -0.6% compare
  2. 199 Liberia -0.6% compare
  3. 200 Brazil -0.7% compare
  4. 202 Nigeria -0.7% compare
  5. 203 Sudan -0.8% compare
  6. 204 Angola -0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2025.
How does Thailand rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
Thailand ranks 201st out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
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Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.