Spain vs Thailand: Forest area
Spain
185,850 sq. km
in 2023
Thailand
197,650 sq. km
in 2023
Spain rank
33rd
Thailand rank
31st
Forest area over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 197,650 sq. km against 185,850 sq. km in Spain, a difference of 11,800 sq. km.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 31st of 213 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,398 sq. km | 191,976 sq. km | 38,578 sq. km | Thailand |
| 2000s | 177,471 sq. km | 194,818 sq. km | 17,347 sq. km | Thailand |
| 2010s | 185,536 sq. km | 200,254 sq. km | 14,718 sq. km | Thailand |
| 2020s | 185,786 sq. km | 198,190 sq. km | 12,404 sq. km | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 197,650 sq. km against 185,850 sq. km in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Spain and Thailand?
- 11,800 sq. km, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for forest area?
- Spain ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 31st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.