Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1749 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.1749 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.2496 hectares per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1555 hectares per person, in 2019.
That places Thailand 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2324 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2412 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2351 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2269 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2203 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2496 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2125 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2228 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.228 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2125 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2199 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2047 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2279 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.215 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2379 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2249 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2307 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2376 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2291 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2363 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2328 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2209 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2361 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2363 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2397 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2189 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.205 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2242 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2187 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1925 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1915 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1809 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1806 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1782 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1794 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1851 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1792 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1813 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1782 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.18 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1703 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1763 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1724 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1738 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1704 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.177 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1767 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1831 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1943 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1933 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1921 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1716 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1576 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1689 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1691 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1555 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1723 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1745 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1743 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1749 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.1749 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 3.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.1749 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.034 hectares per person, 5.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2299 hectares per person | 0.2125 hectares per person | 0.2496 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.224 hectares per person | 0.2047 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2269 hectares per person | 0.205 hectares per person | 0.2397 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1836 hectares per person | 0.1782 hectares per person | 0.1925 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1758 hectares per person | 0.1703 hectares per person | 0.1831 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1758 hectares per person | 0.1555 hectares per person | 0.1943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.174 hectares per person | 0.1723 hectares per person | 0.1749 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Thailand was 0.1749 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2496 hectares per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1555 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Thailand ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.