Yields of key staple crops in Thailand
Thailand: Yields of key staple crops was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Thailand, 1986–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.02 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Thailand peaked at 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4861 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
That places Thailand 116th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9308 tonnes per hectare | 0.5546 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.648 tonnes per hectare | 0.4861 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7649 tonnes per hectare | 0.6969 tonnes per hectare | 0.8483 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Thailand?
- Yields of key staple crops in Thailand was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4861 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Thailand rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Thailand ranks 116th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.