Agricultural land use per person in Thailand
Thailand: Agricultural land use per person was 0.3264 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3264 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
112th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.4354 hectares per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.2602 hectares per person
in 1840
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Thailand, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Thailand is 0.3264 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Thailand peaked at 0.4354 hectares per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2602 hectares per person, in 1840.
That places Thailand 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2673 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2681 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.2687 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.2693 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.2699 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1500 | 0.2704 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.2709 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.2713 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.2717 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1720 | 0.2634 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1730 | 0.2629 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1740 | 0.2636 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1750 | 0.2643 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 0.2649 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 0.2654 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 0.2659 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 0.2664 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 0.2668 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 0.2672 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 0.2676 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1840 | 0.2602 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.2608 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.2614 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.2619 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3218 hectares per person | +22.9% |
| 1890 | 0.3455 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 0.3691 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3927 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4163 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1930 | 0.425 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.4276 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.4354 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1951 | 0.4351 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4348 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4344 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.434 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4335 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4331 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4326 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.432 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4315 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4127 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.4118 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4157 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4109 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4067 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.403 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3986 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.394 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3888 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3866 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3793 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3899 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4003 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4091 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4063 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4044 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4045 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4045 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4026 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.399 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3993 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4003 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.395 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3905 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3933 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.39 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3918 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3867 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3802 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3747 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3737 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3679 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3625 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3593 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3567 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3541 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3516 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3491 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3467 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3443 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.342 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3397 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3374 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3353 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3342 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3332 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3322 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3302 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3285 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3251 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3235 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3219 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3201 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3185 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3169 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3174 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3195 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3217 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3207 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3234 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3249 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3264 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.3264 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.3264 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2673 hectares per person | 0.2673 hectares per person | 0.2673 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2681 hectares per person | 0.2681 hectares per person | 0.2681 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2687 hectares per person | 0.2687 hectares per person | 0.2687 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2693 hectares per person | 0.2693 hectares per person | 0.2693 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2699 hectares per person | 0.2699 hectares per person | 0.2699 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2704 hectares per person | 0.2704 hectares per person | 0.2704 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2709 hectares per person | 0.2709 hectares per person | 0.2709 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2713 hectares per person | 0.2713 hectares per person | 0.2713 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2717 hectares per person | 0.2717 hectares per person | 0.2717 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2634 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2636 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2643 hectares per person | 0.2643 hectares per person | 0.2643 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2649 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2659 hectares per person | 0.2659 hectares per person | 0.2659 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2668 hectares per person | 0.2668 hectares per person | 0.2668 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2672 hectares per person | 0.2672 hectares per person | 0.2672 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2676 hectares per person | 0.2676 hectares per person | 0.2676 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2606 hectares per person | 0.2606 hectares per person | 0.2606 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2608 hectares per person | 0.2608 hectares per person | 0.2608 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2614 hectares per person | 0.2614 hectares per person | 0.2614 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2619 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3218 hectares per person | 0.3218 hectares per person | 0.3218 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3455 hectares per person | 0.3455 hectares per person | 0.3455 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3691 hectares per person | 0.3691 hectares per person | 0.3691 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3927 hectares per person | 0.3927 hectares per person | 0.3927 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.425 hectares per person | 0.425 hectares per person | 0.425 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4276 hectares per person | 0.4276 hectares per person | 0.4276 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4336 hectares per person | 0.4315 hectares per person | 0.4354 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.4251 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3987 hectares per person | 0.3793 hectares per person | 0.4091 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3926 hectares per person | 0.3802 hectares per person | 0.4003 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.361 hectares per person | 0.3491 hectares per person | 0.3747 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3376 hectares per person | 0.3312 hectares per person | 0.3467 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3169 hectares per person | 0.3302 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.3195 hectares per person | 0.3264 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7811 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.755 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3369 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Thailand?
- Agricultural land use per person in Thailand was 0.3264 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4354 hectares per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2602 hectares per person in 1840.
- How does Thailand rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Thailand ranks 112th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.