Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand
Thailand: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 12.53 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.53 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.66 million hectares
in 2012
All-time low
6.43 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand is 12.53 million hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand peaked at 13.66 million hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.43 million hectares, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.43 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 6.87 million hectares | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 6.90 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.86 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.86 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.01 million hectares | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 7.02 million hectares | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 7.58 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 7.97 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 7.64 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 8.12 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 7.76 million hectares | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 8.88 million hectares | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 8.59 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 9.74 million hectares | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 9.42 million hectares | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 9.88 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 10.41 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 10.24 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 10.79 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 10.85 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.49 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 11.43 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 11.66 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.05 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 11.20 million hectares | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 10.67 million hectares | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 11.88 million hectares | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 11.78 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 10.54 million hectares | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 10.54 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.64 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.03 million hectares | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.32 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 10.27 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 10.68 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 11.12 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 11.14 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.10 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.05 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.51 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.76 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 11.46 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 11.37 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.29 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.32 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.43 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.01 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.07 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.33 million hectares | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 13.03 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.66 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 13.25 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 13.09 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.56 million hectares | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 11.12 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.77 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 12.19 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 11.72 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.17 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.33 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 12.34 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.63 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 12.53 million hectares | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.17 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.07 million hectares | 7.64 million hectares | 10.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.28 million hectares | 10.49 million hectares | 12.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.64 million hectares | 10.03 million hectares | 11.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.43 million hectares | 10.76 million hectares | 12.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 million hectares | 11.12 million hectares | 13.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.40 million hectares | 12.17 million hectares | 12.63 million hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Thailand was 12.53 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.66 million hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.