Which has higher global cropland, France or Thailand?

Thailand, at 17.26 million against 14.31 million in France as of 2010.

What is the difference in global cropland between France and Thailand?

2.94 million, with Thailand ahead.

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France

14.31 million

in 2010

Thailand

17.26 million

in 2010

France rank

18th

Thailand rank

17th

Thailand currently reports 17.26 million against 14.31 million in France, a difference of 2.94 million.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was France ahead.

France ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, France averaged higher in 20 and Thailand in 4.

Decade	France	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1780s	17.30 million	493,769	16.80 million	France
1790s	17.28 million	526,145	16.75 million	France
1800s	17.25 million	560,219	16.69 million	France
1810s	18.08 million	627,282	17.45 million	France
1820s	18.70 million	698,330	18.00 million	France
1830s	19.01 million	774,112	18.23 million	France
1840s	19.52 million	855,479	18.66 million	France
1850s	19.95 million	1.18 million	18.77 million	France
1860s	19.92 million	1.30 million	18.62 million	France
1870s	19.78 million	1.44 million	18.34 million	France
1880s	19.97 million	1.60 million	18.37 million	France
1890s	19.96 million	2.05 million	17.91 million	France
1900s	19.85 million	2.51 million	17.35 million	France
1910s	19.73 million	2.95 million	16.78 million	France
1920s	18.29 million	3.40 million	14.89 million	France
1930s	18.90 million	4.76 million	14.14 million	France
1940s	18.33 million	6.13 million	12.20 million	France
1950s	18.19 million	7.48 million	10.70 million	France
1960s	19.34 million	10.59 million	8.75 million	France
1970s	16.49 million	12.66 million	3.83 million	France
1980s	15.97 million	16.36 million	388,800	Thailand
1990s	15.10 million	17.93 million	2.83 million	Thailand
2000s	14.27 million	17.50 million	3.23 million	Thailand
2010s	14.31 million	17.26 million	2.94 million	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, France or Thailand?: Thailand, at 17.26 million against 14.31 million in France as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between France and Thailand?: 2.94 million, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do France and Thailand rank globally for global cropland?: France ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.