Sorghum — Area harvested in Thailand
Thailand: Sorghum — Area harvested was 27,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested in Thailand stood at 27,000 ha.
That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Thailand peaked at 291,616 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8,200 ha, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 ha | +265.9% |
| 1966 | 64,000 ha | +113.3% |
| 1967 | 20,320 ha | -68.2% |
| 1968 | 29,519 ha | +45.3% |
| 1969 | 34,773 ha | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 35,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 75,000 ha | +114.3% |
| 1972 | 52,000 ha | -30.7% |
| 1973 | 82,000 ha | +57.7% |
| 1974 | 182,240 ha | +122.2% |
| 1975 | 171,680 ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 129,280 ha | -24.7% |
| 1977 | 150,507 ha | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 150,764 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 160,615 ha | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 234,036 ha | +45.7% |
| 1981 | 266,135 ha | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 236,208 ha | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 250,810 ha | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 283,744 ha | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 291,616 ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 183,680 ha | -37.0% |
| 1987 | 159,680 ha | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 173,600 ha | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 178,018 ha | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 188,240 ha | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 192,533 ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 173,120 ha | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 146,080 ha | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 167,200 ha | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 129,016 ha | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 134,240 ha | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 104,320 ha | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 105,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 87,040 ha | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 85,440 ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 83,330 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 71,468 ha | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 51,549 ha | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 35,868 ha | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 40,712 ha | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 32,278 ha | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 32,267 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 32,925 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 28,726 ha | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 28,178 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 28,341 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 27,794 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 26,688 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 23,740 ha | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 22,574 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 20,000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 18,804 ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 18,863 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18,917 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27,000 ha | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 27,000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 27,000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,129 ha, 23.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 | +265.9% | 8,200 ha | 30,000 ha |
| 1974 | +122.2% | 82,000 ha | 182,240 ha |
| 1966 | +113.3% | 30,000 ha | 64,000 ha |
| 1971 | +114.3% | 35,000 ha | 75,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,490 ha | 8,200 ha | 64,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 118,909 ha | 35,000 ha | 182,240 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 225,753 ha | 159,680 ha | 291,616 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,679 ha | 87,040 ha | 192,533 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,456 ha | 28,726 ha | 85,440 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,390 ha | 18,804 ha | 28,341 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,000 ha | 27,000 ha | 27,000 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 sorghum — area harvested in Thailand?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Thailand was 27,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 291,616 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,200 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 Sorghum — 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.