Forest land — Share in Land area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest land — Share in Land area was 38.73 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Thailand is 38.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Thailand peaked at 39.81 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.73 %, in 2024.
That places Thailand 101st out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.61 % | — |
| 1991 | 39.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 39.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.57 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.55 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 39.54 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.53 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.47 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 39.46 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 39.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.35 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.31 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.28 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.59 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.81 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 39.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 39.27 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 38.73 % | -0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 38.73 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 38.73 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.55 % | 39.48 % | 39.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.41 % | 39.35 % | 39.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.39 % | 39.26 % | 39.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.27 % | 38.73 % | 39.81 % | 5 |
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 — share in land area in Thailand?
- Forest land — share in land area in Thailand was 38.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 39.81 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.73 % in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Thailand ranks 101st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Share in 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.