Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand
Thailand: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 6.78 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand is 6.78 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 239.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand peaked at 6.78 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million tonnes, in 2016.
Thailand ranks 5th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.18 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 6.78 million tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Thailand was 6.78 million tonnes 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million tonnes in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Thailand ranks 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.