Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Thailand
Thailand: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 16,334 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Thailand is 16,334 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Thailand peaked at 16,533 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,334 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Thailand 40th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,533 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 16,526 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,519 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,512 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,505 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,498 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,491 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,484 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,477 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,470 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,463 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,456 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,449 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 16,442 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 16,435 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 16,428 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 16,421 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 16,414 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,407 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 16,400 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 16,393 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 16,386 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 16,379 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,372 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,365 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,358 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,365 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,369 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,373 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,368 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 16,359 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 16,351 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16,342 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 16,334 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 16,334 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 16,334 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 9.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,502 1000 ha | 16,470 1000 ha | 16,533 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,432 1000 ha | 16,400 1000 ha | 16,463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,372 1000 ha | 16,358 1000 ha | 16,393 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,355 1000 ha | 16,334 1000 ha | 16,377 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Thailand?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Thailand was 16,334 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16,533 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,334 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Thailand ranks 40th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.