Thailand - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Thailand was 198,730 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 200,730 in 2010 and a minimum value of 189,980 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 193,610
1991 193,247
1992 192,884
1993 192,521
1994 192,158
1995 191,795
1996 191,432
1997 191,069
1998 190,706
1999 190,343
2000 189,980
2001 191,055
2002 192,130
2003 193,205
2004 194,280
2005 195,355
2006 196,430
2007 197,505
2008 198,580
2009 199,655
2010 200,730
2011 200,706
2012 200,682
2013 200,658
2014 200,634
2015 200,610
2016 200,170
2017 199,810
2018 199,450
2019 199,090
2020 198,730

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Thailand was 38.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 39.29 in 2010, while its lowest value was 37.19 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 37.90
1991 37.83
1992 37.75
1993 37.68
1994 37.61
1995 37.54
1996 37.47
1997 37.40
1998 37.33
1999 37.26
2000 37.19
2001 37.40
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 38.90

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use