Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Thailand
Thailand: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 163,270 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 163,270 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Thailand peaked at 176,410 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 163,270 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 31st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 176,410 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 175,780 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 175,150 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 174,520 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 173,890 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 173,260 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 172,630 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 172,000 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 171,370 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 170,740 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 170,110 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 169,930 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 169,750 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 169,570 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 169,390 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 169,210 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 169,030 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 168,850 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 168,670 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 168,490 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 168,310 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 167,366 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 166,422 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 165,478 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 164,534 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 163,590 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 163,480 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 163,450 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 163,420 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 163,390 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 163,360 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 163,330 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 163,300 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 163,270 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 163,270 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 163,270 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,463 Square kilometres, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,575 Square kilometres | 170,740 Square kilometres | 176,410 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,300 Square kilometres | 168,490 Square kilometres | 170,110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,944 Square kilometres | 163,390 Square kilometres | 168,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,315 Square kilometres | 163,270 Square kilometres | 163,360 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Thailand?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Thailand was 163,270 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 176,410 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,270 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata