Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand is 0.0127 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 0.0187 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 110th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +361.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +366.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1967 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 1977 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -67.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +113.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0127 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0127 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +366.7% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +361.5% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +113.6% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +105.3% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 107 Brazil 0.0148 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Panama 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Dominica 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Niger 0.0126 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Mongolia 0.0125 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Libya 0.0106 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)
- 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.0127 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 110th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.