Terrestrial protected areas in Thailand
Thailand: Terrestrial protected areas was 18.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 18.4% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Thailand peaked at 18.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 98th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial protected areas in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.9% | — |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 95 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.8% compare
- 95 Latvia 18.8% compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 18.5% compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 18.2% compare
- 100 Lithuania 18.0% compare
- 101 Norway 17.8% 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 protected areas in Thailand?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Thailand was 18.4% 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 protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Thailand ranks 98th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.