Arable land in Thailand
Thailand: Arable land was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023. βΌ Falling
Arable land in Thailand, 1961β2023
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 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 8.75 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 8.75 (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 207 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.