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Forest cover — Thailand

Forest cover in Thailand in 2023 — 38.69%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.79 pp.

2023 38.69% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 79of 213
Period maximum 39.29%2010
Period minimum 37.19%2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Thailand, 1990–2023373839401990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 37.9%1991: 37.83%1992: 37.75%1993: 37.68%1994: 37.61%1995: 37.54%1996: 37.47%1997: 37.4%1998: 37.33%1999: 37.26%2000: 37.19%2001: 37.4%2002: 37.61%2003: 37.82%2004: 38.03%2005: 38.24%2006: 38.45%2007: 38.66%2008: 38.87%2009: 39.08%2010: 39.29%2011: 39.29%2012: 39.28%2013: 39.28%2014: 39.27%2015: 39.27%2016: 39.18%2017: 39.11%2018: 39.04%2019: 38.97%2020: 38.9%2021: 38.83%2022: 38.76%2023: 38.69%
Change over the period: +0.79 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 38.69%
World 31.1%
East Asia & Pacific 27.26%
South-Eastern Asia computed 46.17%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 38.69 −0.07 pp
2022 38.76 −0.07 pp
2021 38.83 −0.07 pp
2020 38.9 −0.07 pp
2019 38.97 −0.07 pp
2018 39.04 −0.07 pp
2017 39.11 −0.07 pp
2016 39.18 −0.09 pp
2015 39.27 −0 pp
2014 39.27 −0 pp
2013 39.28 −0 pp
2012 39.28 −0 pp
2011 39.29 −0 pp
2010 39.29 +0.21 pp
2009 39.08 +0.21 pp
2008 38.87 +0.21 pp
2007 38.66 +0.21 pp
2006 38.45 +0.21 pp
2005 38.24 +0.21 pp
2004 38.03 +0.21 pp
2003 37.82 +0.21 pp
2002 37.61 +0.21 pp
2001 37.4 +0.21 pp
2000 37.19 −0.07 pp
1999 37.26 −0.07 pp
1998 37.33 −0.07 pp
1997 37.4 −0.07 pp
1996 37.47 −0.07 pp
1995 37.54 −0.07 pp
1994 37.61 −0.07 pp
1993 37.68 −0.07 pp
1992 37.75 −0.07 pp
1991 37.83 −0.07 pp
1990 37.9 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BN Brunei Darussalam 72.11 LA Laos 71.46 TL Timor-Leste 61.66 MY Malaysia 57.72 ID Indonesia 47.72 VN Vietnam 47.45 KH Cambodia 43.06 MM Myanmar 42.4 TH Thailand 38.69 PH Philippines 24.46 SG Singapore 20.93
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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