Forest area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest area was 19.65 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
19.65 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
20.34 million hectares
in 2020
All-time low
19.65 million hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.23 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 20.23 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 20.22 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.21 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.21 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.20 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.19 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 20.19 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.17 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.16 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.16 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.15 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.13 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.12 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.11 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.10 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.09 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.09 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.08 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.07 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.07 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.06 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.12 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.17 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.23 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.28 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.34 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.20 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.06 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.92 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.79 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 19.65 million hectares | -0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19.65 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 8.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19.65 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 17.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.