Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Thailand
Thailand: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 3.31 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Thailand stood at 3.31 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Thailand peaked at 3.96 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.31 million hectares, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 15th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 3.96 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Thailand?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Thailand was 3.31 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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