Thailand vs Zambia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Thailand
24.13 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
23.84 million hectares
in 2025
Thailand rank
45th
Zambia rank
46th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Thailand
- Zambia
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 24.13 million hectares against 23.84 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 288,800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.
Thailand ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 270,010 hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1100s | 324,876 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1200s | 379,953 hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 1.88 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1300s | 435,214 hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1400s | 490,635 hectares | 2.91 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1500s | 546,193 hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1600s | 615,546 hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 2.89 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1700s | 685,040 hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1710s | 691,552 hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1720s | 682,740 hectares | 7.72 million hectares | 7.04 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1730s | 694,107 hectares | 8.38 million hectares | 7.68 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1740s | 708,888 hectares | 9.03 million hectares | 8.33 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1750s | 723,819 hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 8.97 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1760s | 738,908 hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 9.42 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1770s | 754,164 hectares | 10.61 million hectares | 9.86 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1780s | 769,598 hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 10.28 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1790s | 785,219 hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 10.67 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1800s | 801,036 hectares | 11.85 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1810s | 855,680 hectares | 12.23 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1820s | 910,362 hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 11.68 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1830s | 938,876 hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1840s | 989,503 hectares | 13.26 million hectares | 12.27 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1850s | 1.04 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | 12.53 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1860s | 1.20 million hectares | 13.46 million hectares | 12.26 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1870s | 1.36 million hectares | 13.32 million hectares | 11.96 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1880s | 1.87 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 11.36 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1890s | 2.21 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 11.19 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1900s | 2.59 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1910s | 3.26 million hectares | 12.06 million hectares | 8.79 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1920s | 4.08 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 7.30 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1930s | 5.27 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 7.71 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1940s | 6.64 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1950s | 10.19 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 7.73 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1960s | 12.77 million hectares | 19.49 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1970s | 16.67 million hectares | 20.11 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | Zambia |
| 1980s | 20.33 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 41,900 hectares | Thailand |
| 1990s | 21.49 million hectares | 21.54 million hectares | 46,000 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | 22.31 million hectares | 22.90 million hectares | 583,800 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | 22.85 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 883,500 hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 23.69 million hectares | 23.84 million hectares | 153,533 hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Thailand or Zambia?
- Thailand, at 24.13 million hectares against 23.84 million hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Thailand and Zambia?
- 288,800 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zambia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Zambia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Thailand ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.