Ethiopia vs Thailand: Arable land — Area

Ethiopia
16,400 1000 ha
in 2024
Thailand
15,729 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
27th
Thailand rank
28th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Thailand
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 16,400 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand, a difference of 671 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Thailand ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th of 248 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 9,912 1000 ha 17,250 1000 ha 7,338 1000 ha Thailand
2000s 12,058 1000 ha 17,503 1000 ha 5,445 1000 ha Thailand
2010s 15,608 1000 ha 16,998 1000 ha 1,390 1000 ha Thailand
2020s 16,365 1000 ha 16,040 1000 ha 324.82 1000 ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Ethiopia or Thailand?
Ethiopia, at 16,400 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Ethiopia and Thailand?
671 1000 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Thailand?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Thailand rank globally for arable land — area?
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 28th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.