Agricultural land per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3121 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3121 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
123rd
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.4246 hectares per capita
in 1963
All-time low
0.3121 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Thailand is 0.3121 hectares per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.4246 hectares per capita in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3121 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 123rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4214 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.4206 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4246 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4198 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4154 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4117 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4074 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4029 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.398 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3963 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3898 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4015 hectares per capita | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4129 hectares per capita | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4226 hectares per capita | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4206 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4188 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4193 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4196 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4182 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4149 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4153 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4164 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4109 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4063 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4093 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4079 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4027 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3962 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3906 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3867 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3781 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3701 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3662 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3626 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3592 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.356 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3529 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.35 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3475 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3454 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3436 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3418 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3402 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3387 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3373 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.336 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3348 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3337 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3328 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3308 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3288 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.327 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3253 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3239 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3224 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3211 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3201 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3216 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3248 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3276 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3276 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3121 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.3121 hectares per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.3121 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4135 hectares per capita | 0.398 hectares per capita | 0.4246 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.412 hectares per capita | 0.3898 hectares per capita | 0.4226 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4086 hectares per capita | 0.3962 hectares per capita | 0.4164 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3672 hectares per capita | 0.35 hectares per capita | 0.3906 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3399 hectares per capita | 0.3337 hectares per capita | 0.3475 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3254 hectares per capita | 0.3201 hectares per capita | 0.3328 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.323 hectares per capita | 0.3121 hectares per capita | 0.3276 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7811 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Thailand?
- Agricultural land per capita in Thailand was 0.3121 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4246 hectares per capita in 1963.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3121 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Thailand ranks 123rd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.