Arable land in Thailand
Thailand: Arable land was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2208 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3761 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2208 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.2208 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Thailand peaked at 0.3761 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 hectares per person, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3761 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3722 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3596 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3511 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.347 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3421 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3365 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3467 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3569 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.366 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3619 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3679 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3618 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3619 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3621 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3571 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3526 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.352 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.348 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3443 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3265 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3147 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2976 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2931 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2887 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2874 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2828 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2805 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2787 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2767 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2747 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2737 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2719 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2674 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2576 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2594 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2503 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2483 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2398 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2345 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2325 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2348 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2257 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.221 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.2208 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.2208 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 5.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3596 hectares per person | 0.3431 hectares per person | 0.3761 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3575 hectares per person | 0.3365 hectares per person | 0.3681 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3501 hectares per person | 0.3265 hectares per person | 0.3621 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2962 hectares per person | 0.2828 hectares per person | 0.3196 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2715 hectares per person | 0.2576 hectares per person | 0.2805 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2444 hectares per person | 0.2325 hectares per person | 0.2625 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2256 hectares per person | 0.2208 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 arable land in Thailand?
- Arable land in Thailand was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3761 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for arable land?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.