What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Iceland and Thailand?

0.006 hectares per person, with Thailand ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Thailand: Cropland per person over the long-term

Iceland

0.3095 hectares per person

in 2025

Thailand

0.3155 hectares per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

42nd

Thailand rank

41st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Iceland
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.3155 hectares per person against 0.3095 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.006 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 202 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.6662 hectares per person	0.2474 hectares per person	0.4189 hectares per person	Iceland
1100s	0.6681 hectares per person	0.2473 hectares per person	0.4208 hectares per person	Iceland
1200s	0.6699 hectares per person	0.2472 hectares per person	0.4227 hectares per person	Iceland
1300s	0.6717 hectares per person	0.2472 hectares per person	0.4245 hectares per person	Iceland
1400s	0.6735 hectares per person	0.2471 hectares per person	0.4264 hectares per person	Iceland
1500s	0.6753 hectares per person	0.2471 hectares per person	0.4282 hectares per person	Iceland
1600s	0.6771 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.43 hectares per person	Iceland
1700s	0.6788 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4318 hectares per person	Iceland
1710s	0.679 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.432 hectares per person	Iceland
1720s	0.6792 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4322 hectares per person	Iceland
1730s	0.6794 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4324 hectares per person	Iceland
1740s	0.6795 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4326 hectares per person	Iceland
1750s	0.6797 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4327 hectares per person	Iceland
1760s	0.6799 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4329 hectares per person	Iceland
1770s	0.6801 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4331 hectares per person	Iceland
1780s	0.6802 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4333 hectares per person	Iceland
1790s	0.6804 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4335 hectares per person	Iceland
1800s	0.6806 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4336 hectares per person	Iceland
1810s	0.6808 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4338 hectares per person	Iceland
1820s	0.681 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.434 hectares per person	Iceland
1830s	0.6811 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4342 hectares per person	Iceland
1840s	0.6813 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4343 hectares per person	Iceland
1850s	0.6815 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4345 hectares per person	Iceland
1860s	0.6817 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4347 hectares per person	Iceland
1870s	0.6818 hectares per person	0.247 hectares per person	0.4349 hectares per person	Iceland
1880s	0.682 hectares per person	0.3064 hectares per person	0.3756 hectares per person	Iceland
1890s	0.6822 hectares per person	0.3297 hectares per person	0.3525 hectares per person	Iceland
1900s	0.6824 hectares per person	0.3529 hectares per person	0.3294 hectares per person	Iceland
1910s	0.6825 hectares per person	0.3762 hectares per person	0.3064 hectares per person	Iceland
1920s	0.6827 hectares per person	0.3994 hectares per person	0.2833 hectares per person	Iceland
1930s	0.6829 hectares per person	0.4078 hectares per person	0.2751 hectares per person	Iceland
1940s	0.6831 hectares per person	0.4162 hectares per person	0.2668 hectares per person	Iceland
1950s	0.6833 hectares per person	0.4208 hectares per person	0.2625 hectares per person	Iceland
1960s	0.6331 hectares per person	0.3963 hectares per person	0.2368 hectares per person	Iceland
1970s	0.5826 hectares per person	0.3861 hectares per person	0.1965 hectares per person	Iceland
1980s	0.5594 hectares per person	0.3788 hectares per person	0.1806 hectares per person	Iceland
1990s	0.5032 hectares per person	0.3477 hectares per person	0.1556 hectares per person	Iceland
2000s	0.4311 hectares per person	0.3255 hectares per person	0.1056 hectares per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3556 hectares per person	0.3116 hectares per person	0.044 hectares per person	Iceland
2020s	0.3187 hectares per person	0.3118 hectares per person	0.0068 hectares per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Iceland or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.3155 hectares per person against 0.3095 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Iceland and Thailand?: 0.006 hectares per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Thailand?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Thailand rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Iceland ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.