Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.0028 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0035 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 97th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0028 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0028 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 94 Sierra Leone 0.0029 sq. km per person compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0028 sq. km per person compare
- 96 Seychelles 0.0028 sq. km per person compare
- 98 South Africa 0.0027 sq. km per person compare
- 99 Turkey 0.0027 sq. km per person compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.0026 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7811 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Thailand was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.