Share global forest in Thailand
Thailand: Share global forest was 0.4746 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4746
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.4883
in 2020
All-time low
0.4659
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Thailand, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.4746 for share global forest in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Thailand peaked at 0.4883 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4659, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4659 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4669 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4678 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4688 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4698 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4709 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4719 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4729 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4739 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4749 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.476 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4762 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4764 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4767 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4769 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4772 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4774 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4776 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4779 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4781 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4783 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4786 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4789 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4792 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4795 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4797 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4814 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4831 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4848 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4866 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4883 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4855 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4828 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4801 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4773 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4746 | -0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.4746 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 8.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.4746 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 17.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4704 | 0.4659 | 0.4749 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.477 | 0.476 | 0.4781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.481 | 0.4783 | 0.4866 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4814 | 0.4746 | 0.4883 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0112 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Thailand?
- Share global forest in Thailand was 0.4746 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4883 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4659 in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for share global forest?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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