Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand
Thailand: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 13.4% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand peaked at 13.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 97th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.5% | — |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 94 Uzbekistan 14.1% compare
- 95 Serbia 14.0% compare
- 96 Finland 13.5% compare
- 98 Guinea-Bissau 13.2% compare
- 99 South Africa 12.9% compare
- 100 Switzerland 12.5% compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 978.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Thailand was 13.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.