Indicator · TLI ind_tree_canopy_pct

Tree Canopy Coverage Percentage

สัดส่วนพื้นที่ปกคลุมด้วยเรือนยอดต้นไม้ (Hansen GFC, %)

AS OF 27 MAY 2025%Weight 1

Source

Hansen Global Forest Change v1.12 (University of Maryland GLAD)

University of Maryland satellite forest-cover dataset (Landsat-derived); peer-reviewed and globally cited. Refresh: annual; v1.x releases roll forward as new years are processed.

Goalposts

The 0-to-100 score for this indicator is normalized against fixed methodology goalposts. The values below define the band; click through to the methodology page for the framework that anchors them.

Score 100: 60%
Score 0: 5%
Direction: Higher is better
Anchor: Fitted to the Thai provincial distribution

Goalposts of 5 percent and 60 percent are fitted to the observed Thai provincial distribution measured against Hansen Global Forest Change v1.12 at the 30 percent canopy threshold. The empirical distribution ranges from 0.34 percent (Maha Sarakham) to 91.12 percent (Mae Hong Son), with median 30.03 percent. The 5/60 band places the median near the center of the scoring range; eight provinces clip at 100, and five clip at zero.

Live distribution: 17 of 77 provinces clip at the score-100 ceiling; 11 of 77 clip at the score-0 floor.

Which Thai province leads on Tree Canopy Coverage Percentage?

17 Thai provinces share the maximum TLI score of 100/100 on Tree Canopy Coverage Percentage; the strongest by raw value are Mae Hong Son, Yala, and Narathiwat (raw values from 85.09 to 91.19 %). The bottom of the distribution is Maha Sarakham (0.32 %, score 0/100).

Coverage

77 of 77 Thai provinces. Median score: 44.8. Each province's score is normalized 0–100 against fixed goalposts; a higher score is more favorable.

Reading the columns.Raw valuethe actual measurement in %.Scorenormalized 0–100 against fixed methodology goalposts (not a percentile). Higher is better.Why ties?17 provinces share the score-100 ceiling because their raw values meet or exceed the upper goalpost. 11 share the score-0 floor at the lower goalpost. Provinces beyond the goalposts aren't separated further — that's the trade-off for fixed, year-over-year comparable scoring instead of percentiles.

Top scorers

Rank	Province	Raw value (%)	Score
1	Mae Hong Son	91.19	100
2	Yala	90.41	100
3	Narathiwat	85.09	100
4	Ranong	82.73	100
5	Phangnga	82.46	100

Lowest scorers

Rank	Province	Raw value (%)
77	Maha Sarakham	0.32
76	Phichit	1.49
75	Sing Buri	2.3
74	Roi Et	2.74
73	Samut Prakan	2.98

Show all 77 provinces rankedSorted highest to lowest score

Rank	Province	Raw value (%)	Score
1	Mae Hong Son	91.19	100
2	Yala	90.41	100
3	Narathiwat	85.09	100
4	Ranong	82.73	100
5	Phangnga	82.46	100
6	Surat Thani	78.24	100
7	Nan	76.54	100
8	Krabi	76.48	100
9	Satun	75.1	100
10	Trang	75.06	100
11	Chumphon	72.91	100
12	Chiang Mai	72.69	100
13	Phrae	72.1	100
14	Tak	71.73	100
15	Lampang	68.82	100
16	Nakhon Si Thammarat	62.98	100
17	Uttaradit	60.36	100
18	Songkhla	58.47	97.2
19	Chanthaburi	54.75	90.5
20	Phayao	54.42	89.9
21	Lamphun	53.75	88.6
22	Kanchanaburi	53.36	87.9
23	Phetchaburi	52.7	86.7
24	Trat	51.66	84.8
25	Uthai Thani	48.47	79
26	Phuket	48.13	78.4
27	Prachuap Khiri Khan	47.84	77.9
28	Samut Songkhram	47.06	76.5
29	Pattani	46.93	76.2
30	Chiang Rai	46.89	76.2
31	Phatthalung	46.07	74.7
32	Phitsanulok	37.88	59.8
33	Loei	34.17	53
34	Rayong	33.48	51.8
35	Nakhon Nayok	33.36	51.6
36	Prachin Buri	31.91	48.9
37	Mukdahan	31.04	47.3
38	Phetchabun	30.54	46.4
39	Sukhothai	29.62	44.8
40	Ratchaburi	27.96	41.7
41	Chaiyaphum	23.98	34.5
42	Saraburi	21.97	30.9
43	Kamphaeng Phet	21.77	30.5
44	Sa Kaeo	19.37	26.1
45	Samut Sakhon	16.86	21.6
46	Chachoengsao	16.84	21.5
47	Ubon Ratchathani	14.83	17.9
48	Chon Buri	14.38	17.1
49	Nakhon Ratchasima	13.6	15.6
50	Nakhon Phanom	13.22	14.9
51	Suphan Buri	12.64	13.9
52	Sakon Nakhon	12.52	13.7
53	Si Sa Ket	12.44	13.5
54	Amnat Charoen	12.33	13.3
55	Bueng Kan	10.77	10.5
56	Nong Khai	9.29	7.8
57	Nakhon Sawan	8.33	6.1
58	Udon Thani	8.07	5.6
59	Nakhon Pathom	7.65	4.8
60	Surin	7.07	3.8
61	Buri Ram	7.06	3.8
62	Khon Kaen	7.02	3.7
63	Nong Bua Lam Phu	6.98	3.6
64	Lopburi	6.67	3
65	Nonthaburi	6.66	3
66	Kalasin	5.77	1.4
67	Yasothon	4.75	0
68	Pathum Thani	3.52	0
69	Bangkok	3.23	0
70	Ang Thong	3.17	0
71	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	3.13	0
72	Chai Nat	3.02	0
73	Samut Prakan	2.98	0
74	Roi Et	2.74	0
75	Sing Buri	2.3	0
76	Phichit	1.49	0
77	Maha Sarakham	0.32	0

Methodology

See the methodology page for the full TLI scoring approach, including how this indicator's category Environment & Climate combines with the other six categories via geometric mean.

Cite as: "Tree Canopy Coverage Percentage." Thailand Livability Index, 2026. CC BY-NC 4.0.

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