Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.94 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
50th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3.76 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.5833 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand stood at 1.94 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 3.76 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5833 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Thailand 50th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6292 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.7604 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1972 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 2.87 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.66 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1989 | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.94 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.94 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 19.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9973 ha per square kilometre | 0.5833 ha per square kilometre | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 47 Nicaragua 2.08 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Albania 2.03 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Zambia 1.91 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Belgium 1.73 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Italy 1.69 ha per square kilometre 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand was 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5833 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 50th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.