France vs Thailand: Arable land — Area

France
16,882 1000 ha
in 2024
Thailand
15,729 1000 ha
in 2024
France rank
22nd
Thailand rank
25th

Arable land — Area over time

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

How they compare

France currently reports 16,882 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand, a difference of 1,153 1000 ha.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 25th of 231 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 18,683 1000 ha 11,200 1000 ha 7,483 1000 ha France
1970s 17,236 1000 ha 14,466 1000 ha 2,769 1000 ha France
1980s 17,774 1000 ha 17,400 1000 ha 373.29 1000 ha France
1990s 18,091 1000 ha 17,299 1000 ha 791.92 1000 ha France
2000s 18,332 1000 ha 17,503 1000 ha 829.1 1000 ha France
2010s 18,286 1000 ha 16,998 1000 ha 1,289 1000 ha France
2020s 16,957 1000 ha 16,040 1000 ha 916.64 1000 ha France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, France or Thailand?
France, at 16,882 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between France and Thailand?
1,153 1000 ha, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Thailand rank globally for arable land — area?
France ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 25th of 231 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
267 places, 15,674 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.