Forest area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest area was 19,648 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
19,648 ha th
World rank
31st
of 236 countries
All-time high
20,338 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
19,648 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Thailand, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Thailand stood at 19,648 ha th. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Thailand peaked at 20,338 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,648 ha th, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,235 ha th | 20,235 ha th | 20,235 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 20,165 ha th | 20,165 ha th | 20,165 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 20,078 ha th | 20,060 ha th | 20,095 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,993 ha th | 19,648 ha th | 20,338 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Standard Deviation 0.306 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.14 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.28 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 24,259 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 19,520 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 360,782 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 451,624 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 898,512 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 911,625 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Thailand?
- Forest area in Thailand was 19,648 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20,338 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,648 ha th in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for forest area?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 236 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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