Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand

Thailand: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 53,420 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
53,420 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 223 countries
All-time high
53,420 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0 kt
in 2016
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand, 1990–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720251990: 2.7k kt1991: 2.7k kt1992: 2.7k kt1993: 2.7k kt1994: 2.7k kt1995: 2.7k kt1996: 2.7k kt1997: 2.7k kt1998: 2.7k kt1999: 2.7k kt2000: 2.7k kt2001: 2.7k kt2002: 2.7k kt2003: 2.7k kt2004: 2.7k kt2005: 2.7k kt2006: 2.7k kt2007: 2.7k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.7k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 2.7k kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 53.4k kt2022: 53.4k kt2023: 53.4k kt2024: 53.4k kt2025: 53.4k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 53,420 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 1,867.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand peaked at 53,420 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2016.

Thailand ranks 10th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Thailand, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 2,716 kt
1991 2,716 kt +0.0%
1992 2,716 kt +0.0%
1993 2,716 kt +0.0%
1994 2,716 kt +0.0%
1995 2,716 kt +0.0%
1996 2,716 kt +0.0%
1997 2,716 kt +0.0%
1998 2,716 kt +0.0%
1999 2,716 kt +0.0%
2000 2,716 kt +0.0%
2001 2,716 kt -0.0%
2002 2,716 kt +0.0%
2003 2,716 kt +0.0%
2004 2,716 kt +0.0%
2005 2,716 kt +0.0%
2006 2,716 kt +0.0%
2007 2,716 kt +0.0%
2008 2,716 kt +0.0%
2009 2,716 kt +0.0%
2010 2,716 kt +0.0%
2011 2,715 kt -0.0%
2012 2,715 kt +0.0%
2013 2,715 kt +0.0%
2014 2,715 kt +0.0%
2015 2,715 kt +0.0%
2016 0 kt -100.0%
2017 0 kt
2018 0 kt
2019 0 kt
2020 0 kt
2021 53,420 kt
2022 53,420 kt +0.0%
2023 53,420 kt +0.0%
2024 53,420 kt +0.0%
2025 53,420 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,716 kt 2,716 kt 2,716 kt 10
2000s 2,716 kt 2,716 kt 2,716 kt 10
2010s 1,629 kt 0 kt 2,716 kt 10
2020s 44,516 kt 0 kt 53,420 kt 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 7 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 58,679 kt compare
  3. 9 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
  4. 11 Malaysia 52,807 kt compare
  5. 12 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
  6. 13 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Thailand was 53,420 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 53,420 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2016.
How does Thailand rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Thailand ranks 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,867.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).