Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,512 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Thailand stood at 1,512 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 497,600 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 997 ha, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 12th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 189,760 ha | — |
| 1962 | 112,000 ha | -41.0% |
| 1963 | 152,000 ha | +35.7% |
| 1964 | 215,360 ha | +41.7% |
| 1965 | 372,960 ha | +73.2% |
| 1966 | 497,600 ha | +33.4% |
| 1967 | 342,560 ha | -31.2% |
| 1968 | 247,840 ha | -27.7% |
| 1969 | 358,400 ha | +44.6% |
| 1970 | 390,240 ha | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 445,120 ha | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 434,880 ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 418,560 ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 386,720 ha | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 277,760 ha | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 144,160 ha | -48.1% |
| 1977 | 246,400 ha | +70.9% |
| 1978 | 277,120 ha | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 212,800 ha | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 168,071 ha | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 178,699 ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 205,717 ha | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 212,380 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 143,642 ha | -32.4% |
| 1985 | 219,786 ha | +53.0% |
| 1986 | 202,057 ha | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 145,840 ha | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 125,882 ha | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 119,136 ha | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 121,661 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 93,920 ha | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 91,680 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 85,760 ha | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 74,855 ha | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 70,080 ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 66,320 ha | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 61,600 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 27,840 ha | -54.8% |
| 1999 | 16,960 ha | -39.1% |
| 2000 | 25,557 ha | +50.7% |
| 2001 | 41,820 ha | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 10,643 ha | -74.6% |
| 2003 | 7,236 ha | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 10,229 ha | +41.4% |
| 2005 | 12,103 ha | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 4,725 ha | -61.0% |
| 2007 | 2,617 ha | -44.6% |
| 2008 | 1,416 ha | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 2,096 ha | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 1,665 ha | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 1,705 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,560 ha | +50.1% |
| 2013 | 2,573 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,760 ha | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 997 ha | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 1,777 ha | +78.2% |
| 2017 | 1,511 ha | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 1,428 ha | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,572 ha | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 1,504 ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,501 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,526 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,510 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,512 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 276,498 ha | 112,000 ha | 497,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 323,376 ha | 144,160 ha | 445,120 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,121 ha | 119,136 ha | 219,786 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,068 ha | 16,960 ha | 121,661 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,844 ha | 1,416 ha | 41,820 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,755 ha | 997 ha | 2,573 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,511 ha | 1,501 ha | 1,526 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Thailand?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Thailand was 1,512 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 497,600 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 997 ha in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.