Forest fires — Burned Area in Thailand
Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area was 362,523 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area in Thailand stood at 362,523 ha.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Thailand peaked at 768,125 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63,398 ha, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 14th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 372,724 ha | — |
| 1991 | 372,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 372,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 372,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 372,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 372,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 133,969 ha | -64.1% |
| 1997 | 129,930 ha | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 318,891 ha | +145.4% |
| 1999 | 184,056 ha | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 110,587 ha | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 76,687 ha | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 191,841 ha | +150.2% |
| 2003 | 254,302 ha | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 687,896 ha | +170.5% |
| 2005 | 443,965 ha | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 250,605 ha | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 768,125 ha | +206.5% |
| 2008 | 323,338 ha | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 488,410 ha | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 372,368 ha | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 190,851 ha | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 463,290 ha | +142.7% |
| 2013 | 239,981 ha | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 596,157 ha | +148.4% |
| 2015 | 470,596 ha | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 477,714 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 516,021 ha | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 249,868 ha | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 711,612 ha | +184.8% |
| 2020 | 765,722 ha | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 492,579 ha | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 63,398 ha | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 473,716 ha | +647.2% |
| 2024 | 362,523 ha | -23.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 362,523 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 344.48 ha, 1052.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 362,523 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.81 ha, 8468.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +647.2% | 63,398 ha | 473,716 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300,319 ha | 129,930 ha | 372,724 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 359,576 ha | 76,687 ha | 768,125 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,846 ha | 190,851 ha | 711,612 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 431,588 ha | 63,398 ha | 765,722 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 11 India 523,649 ha compare
- 12 Cambodia 470,662 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 8,913 ha compare
- 13 Nepal 363,091 ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 2,750 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 171.01 ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 15 South Sudan 289,236 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 276,002 ha compare
- 17 Paraguay 178,192 ha compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Thailand?
- Forest fires — burned area in Thailand was 362,523 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 768,125 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,398 ha in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.