Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.21 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.21 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
3.59 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.108 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.21 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 3.59 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.108 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Thailand ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1233 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1666 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1638 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1131 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1403 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2023 ha per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2314 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.27 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3104 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3548 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5062 ha per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5935 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7313 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9671 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9871 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8331 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8936 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1983 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1418 ha per square kilometre | 0.108 ha per square kilometre | 0.2023 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6047 ha per square kilometre | 0.2314 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.8331 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 2 Barbados 5.37 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 El Salvador 3.66 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Eswatini 3.49 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 2.92 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 2.37 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand was 3.21 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.108 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Thailand rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.