Share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand
Thailand: Share of forest area within protected areas was 41.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 41.3% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand peaked at 41.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1990.
That places Thailand 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.3% | — |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 41.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 41.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2%, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Thailand was 41.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).