Potatoes — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Potatoes — Area harvested was 6,573 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Thailand stood at 6,573 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 9,539 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65 ha, in 1961.
That places Thailand 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65 ha | — |
| 1962 | 300 ha | +361.5% |
| 1963 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,400 ha | +366.7% |
| 1966 | 900 ha | -35.7% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 677 ha | -32.3% |
| 1974 | 1,101 ha | +62.6% |
| 1975 | 793 ha | -28.0% |
| 1976 | 1,628 ha | +105.3% |
| 1977 | 529 ha | -67.5% |
| 1978 | 393 ha | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 705 ha | +79.4% |
| 1980 | 1,141 ha | +61.8% |
| 1981 | 1,365 ha | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 425 ha | -68.9% |
| 1983 | 699 ha | +64.5% |
| 1984 | 1,206 ha | +72.5% |
| 1985 | 1,348 ha | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 792 ha | -41.2% |
| 1987 | 1,692 ha | +113.6% |
| 1988 | 1,280 ha | -24.3% |
| 1989 | 1,800 ha | +40.6% |
| 1990 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 3,500 ha | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 4,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 5,229 ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 5,598 ha | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 7,320 ha | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 7,656 ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7,656 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,522 ha | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 8,066 ha | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 6,669 ha | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 6,969 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7,538 ha | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7,759 ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7,981 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7,610 ha | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 7,616 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,481 ha | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 9,539 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9,073 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 7,010 ha | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 6,168 ha | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 7,603 ha | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 7,048 ha | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 5,922 ha | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 5,967 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7,179 ha | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 6,895 ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 6,349 ha | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 6,080 ha | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 6,511 ha | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 6,573 ha | +1.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6,573 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,744 ha, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6,573 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,358 ha, 63% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested 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% | 300 ha | 1,400 ha |
| 1962 | +361.5% | 65 ha | 300 ha |
| 1987 | +113.6% | 792 ha | 1,692 ha |
| 1976 | +105.3% | 793 ha | 1,628 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 696.11 ha | 65 ha | 1,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 882.6 ha | 393 ha | 1,628 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,175 ha | 425 ha | 1,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,780 ha | 2,000 ha | 7,656 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,539 ha | 6,669 ha | 8,066 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,499 ha | 5,922 ha | 9,539 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,482 ha | 6,080 ha | 6,895 ha | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested in Thailand?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Thailand was 6,573 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,539 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.