Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 99,677 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Thailand stood at 99,677 ha.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 103,397 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Thailand 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 120 ha | — |
| 1970 | 240 ha | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 480 ha | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 720 ha | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 1,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 1,400 ha | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 2,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 3,600 ha | +80.0% |
| 1978 | 3,200 ha | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 2,800 ha | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 3,200 ha | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 4,800 ha | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 5,600 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 4,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 4,400 ha | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 4,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,400 ha | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 5,600 ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,266 ha | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 9,020 ha | +71.3% |
| 1993 | 10,000 ha | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 12,122 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 13,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 16,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 20,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 25,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 27,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 28,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 30,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 35,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 42,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 74,000 ha | +76.2% |
| 2008 | 74,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 85,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 81,635 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 83,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 85,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 90,281 ha | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 103,397 ha | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 92,893 ha | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 93,377 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93,384 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94,507 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95,678 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97,993 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 98,216 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98,947 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 99,677 ha | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 99,677 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,517 ha, 22.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 99,677 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,448 ha, 5.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +100.0% | 120 ha | 240 ha |
| 1971 | +100.0% | 240 ha | 480 ha |
| 1977 | +80.0% | 2,000 ha | 3,600 ha |
| 2007 | +76.2% | 42,000 ha | 74,000 ha |
| 1992 | +71.3% | 5,266 ha | 9,020 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.33 ha | 0 ha | 120 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,704 ha | 240 ha | 3,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,620 ha | 3,200 ha | 5,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,901 ha | 5,266 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,500 ha | 20,000 ha | 80,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,247 ha | 81,635 ha | 103,397 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,102 ha | 95,678 ha | 99,677 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 3 Chad 547,440 ha compare
- 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
- 5 France 109,060 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,218 ha compare
- 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
- 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha 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 n.e.c. — area harvested in Thailand?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Thailand was 99,677 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 103,397 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 6th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.