Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand
Thailand: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 90.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand, 2007–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand peaked at 90.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 90.4% | — |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 25 Yemen 90.7% compare
- 26 Mauritania 90.6% compare
- 27 India 90.4% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 89.4% compare
- 30 Myanmar 88.6% compare
- 31 Bangladesh 87.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Thailand was 90.4% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.