Forest area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest area was 19.65 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Thailand stood at 19.65 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Thailand peaked at 20.34 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.65 million hectares, in 2025.
That places Thailand 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.20 million hectares | 20.17 million hectares | 20.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.13 million hectares | 20.10 million hectares | 20.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.13 million hectares | 20.06 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.99 million hectares | 19.65 million hectares | 20.34 million hectares | 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 forest area in Thailand?
- Forest area in Thailand was 19.65 million 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 forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.34 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.65 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for forest area?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.