Agriculture-driven deforestation in Thailand
Thailand: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 124,686 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Thailand, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 124,686 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Thailand peaked at 171,510 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32,703 hectares, in 2001.
That places Thailand 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,226 hectares | 32,703 hectares | 118,395 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 112,795 hectares | 67,826 hectares | 171,510 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,810 hectares | 93,954 hectares | 124,686 hectares | 5 |
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Thailand?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Thailand was 124,686 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 171,510 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,703 hectares in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.