Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.157 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.157 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.2296 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1391 ha per person, in 2016.
That places Thailand 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2213 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2296 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2215 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2087 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2013 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2292 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1937 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2041 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2076 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1906 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1921 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1787 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1988 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1835 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2041 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1949 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2042 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.204 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1935 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2015 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1955 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1882 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1984 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1951 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1956 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1796 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1757 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.187 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1835 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1606 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1606 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.163 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1506 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1507 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1497 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1535 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1613 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1565 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1569 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1542 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1599 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1474 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1571 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1541 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1521 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1523 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1524 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1589 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1577 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.174 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1688 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1768 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1697 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1667 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.144 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1391 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.147 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1517 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1455 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1503 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.153 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1539 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1581 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.157 ha per person | -0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.157 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 42.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.157 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0187 ha per person, 8.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.213 ha per person | 0.1937 ha per person | 0.2296 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1945 ha per person | 0.1787 ha per person | 0.2042 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.19 ha per person | 0.1757 ha per person | 0.2015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1563 ha per person | 0.1497 ha per person | 0.163 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1546 ha per person | 0.1474 ha per person | 0.1599 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1583 ha per person | 0.1391 ha per person | 0.1768 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1545 ha per person | 0.1503 ha per person | 0.1581 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Thailand?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Thailand was 0.157 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2296 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1391 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.