Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Afghanistan or Thailand?

Afghanistan, at 0.2611 against 0.2568 in Thailand as of 2010.

What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Afghanistan and Thailand?

0.0043, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Thailand: Cropland and pasture per person

Afghanistan

0.2611

in 2010

Thailand

0.2568

in 2010

Afghanistan rank

43rd

Thailand rank

45th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Afghanistan
Thailand

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.2611 against 0.2568 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0043.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 45th of 178 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.1359	0.1201	0.0158	Afghanistan
1810s	0.1538	0.1345	0.0193	Afghanistan
1820s	0.1718	0.1482	0.0236	Afghanistan
1830s	0.1893	0.1597	0.0296	Afghanistan
1840s	0.2097	0.1699	0.0398	Afghanistan
1850s	0.2341	0.2244	0.0097	Afghanistan
1860s	0.2639	0.2362	0.0277	Afghanistan
1870s	0.2988	0.2464	0.0524	Afghanistan
1880s	0.3364	0.2544	0.082	Afghanistan
1890s	0.3775	0.3026	0.0749	Afghanistan
1900s	0.4262	0.3353	0.0908	Afghanistan
1910s	0.4788	0.3474	0.1313	Afghanistan
1920s	0.5389	0.3392	0.1997	Afghanistan
1930s	0.5927	0.3756	0.2172	Afghanistan
1940s	0.6538	0.3863	0.2676	Afghanistan
1950s	0.7141	0.3614	0.3528	Afghanistan
1960s	0.8082	0.3867	0.4215	Afghanistan
1970s	0.6756	0.3431	0.3325	Afghanistan
1980s	0.5663	0.3454	0.221	Afghanistan
1990s	0.6084	0.317	0.2914	Afghanistan
2000s	0.3653	0.278	0.0873	Afghanistan
2010s	0.2611	0.2568	0.0043	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Afghanistan or Thailand?: Afghanistan, at 0.2611 against 0.2568 in Thailand as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Afghanistan and Thailand?: 0.0043, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Thailand ranks 45th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.