Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand is 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Thailand 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 13.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +177.2% |
| 2023 | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre, 44.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1937 tonnes per square kilometre, 68.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +177.2% | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.03 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 7 Malta 25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 8 Germany 20.02 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 9 United States 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 Bangladesh 12.09 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 12 Austria 11.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 13 Hong Kong 9.52 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Thailand was 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 10th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.