Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand
Thailand: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 31.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand is 31.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand peaked at 35.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.4% | — |
| 1962 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 21.9% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 24.3% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 27.2% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 28.6% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 31.5% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 20.4% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 24.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 32.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.4% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.0% | 32.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Thailand was 31.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.