Forest land — Area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest land — Area was 19,648 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Thailand is 19,648 1000 ha, measured in 2025. 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 land — area in Thailand peaked at 20,338 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,648 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Thailand 39th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,235 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20,228 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,221 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 20,214 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 20,207 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 20,200 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 20,193 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 20,186 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 20,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 20,172 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,165 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 20,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 20,151 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,144 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,137 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,130 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,123 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 20,116 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,102 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 20,095 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,088 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,081 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,074 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,067 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,060 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,116 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20,171 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 20,226 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20,282 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20,338 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 20,200 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20,062 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19,924 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19,786 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 19,648 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19,648 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 8.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19,648 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 17.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,204 1000 ha | 20,172 1000 ha | 20,235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,134 1000 ha | 20,102 1000 ha | 20,165 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,126 1000 ha | 20,060 1000 ha | 20,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,993 1000 ha | 19,648 1000 ha | 20,338 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Thailand?
- Forest land — area in Thailand was 19,648 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 20,338 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,648 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for forest land — area?
- Thailand ranks 39th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.