Cashew nut yields in Thailand
Thailand: Cashew nut yields was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nut yields in Thailand stood at 1.61 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Thailand peaked at 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9971 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
That places Thailand 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9971 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Thailand?
- Cashew nut yields in Thailand was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9971 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Thailand rank for cashew nut yields?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.