Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Thailand
Thailand: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -138,016 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Thailand is -138,016 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,871.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Thailand peaked at 55,512 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -138,016 hectares, in 2021.
That places Thailand 223rd out of 235 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 in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7,000 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -7,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 55,512 hectares | -893.0% |
| 2017 | 55,512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55,512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55,512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55,512 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -138,016 hectares | -348.6% |
| 2022 | -138,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -138,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -138,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -138,016 hectares | -0.0% |
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 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Thailand?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 55,512 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -138,016 hectares in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Thailand ranks 223rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.