Middle Africa vs Thailand: Arable land — Area

Middle Africa
35,315 1000 ha
in 2024
Thailand
15,729 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
25th
Thailand rank
25th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Thailand
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k196119922024

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 35,315 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand, a difference of 19,586 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.2 times Thailand's.

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

Middle Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 25th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 19,670 1000 ha 11,200 1000 ha 8,470 1000 ha Middle Africa
1970s 20,596 1000 ha 14,466 1000 ha 6,130 1000 ha Middle Africa
1980s 21,341 1000 ha 17,400 1000 ha 3,940 1000 ha Middle Africa
1990s 21,905 1000 ha 17,299 1000 ha 4,605 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 23,059 1000 ha 17,503 1000 ha 5,556 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 31,565 1000 ha 16,998 1000 ha 14,568 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 34,406 1000 ha 16,040 1000 ha 18,365 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Middle Africa or Thailand?
Middle Africa, at 35,315 1000 ha against 15,729 1000 ha in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Middle Africa and Thailand?
19,586 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Middle Africa and Thailand rank globally for arable land — area?
Middle Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 25th of 36 groups.
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.