Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 28,481 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 28,481 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 634,448 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 26,981 ha, in 2015.
That places Thailand 50th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 290,217 ha | — |
| 1962 | 204,729 ha | -29.5% |
| 1963 | 270,904 ha | +32.3% |
| 1964 | 334,628 ha | +23.5% |
| 1965 | 502,234 ha | +50.1% |
| 1966 | 634,448 ha | +26.3% |
| 1967 | 493,567 ha | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 403,295 ha | -18.3% |
| 1969 | 488,944 ha | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 466,345 ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 534,783 ha | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 540,936 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 504,525 ha | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 500,708 ha | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 359,214 ha | -28.3% |
| 1976 | 217,046 ha | -39.6% |
| 1977 | 375,102 ha | +72.8% |
| 1978 | 394,161 ha | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 384,443 ha | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 368,277 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 388,440 ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 365,046 ha | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 363,042 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 262,732 ha | -27.6% |
| 1985 | 354,110 ha | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 298,425 ha | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 252,459 ha | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 243,188 ha | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 227,121 ha | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 244,147 ha | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 238,511 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 210,313 ha | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 183,635 ha | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 177,623 ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 171,024 ha | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 162,438 ha | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 141,069 ha | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 99,121 ha | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 84,518 ha | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 93,198 ha | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 125,599 ha | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 63,788 ha | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 56,370 ha | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 59,120 ha | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 62,875 ha | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 48,073 ha | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 42,651 ha | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 36,298 ha | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 36,447 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 34,851 ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 32,423 ha | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 31,473 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 30,215 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 28,346 ha | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 26,981 ha | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 28,541 ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 28,703 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28,909 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30,741 ha | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 29,700 ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 28,920 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 28,939 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28,835 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 28,481 ha | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 402,552 ha | 204,729 ha | 634,448 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 427,726 ha | 217,046 ha | 540,936 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,284 ha | 227,121 ha | 388,440 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,240 ha | 84,518 ha | 244,147 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,442 ha | 36,298 ha | 125,599 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,118 ha | 26,981 ha | 34,851 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,975 ha | 28,481 ha | 29,700 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Thailand?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Thailand was 28,481 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 634,448 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,981 ha in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 50th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.