Southern Africa vs Thailand: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Southern Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15,729 1000 ha against 13,812 1000 ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 1,917 1000 ha.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,697 1000 ha | 11,200 1000 ha | 2,497 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 13,843 1000 ha | 14,466 1000 ha | 623.2 1000 ha | Thailand |
| 1980s | 13,981 1000 ha | 17,400 1000 ha | 3,420 1000 ha | Thailand |
| 1990s | 15,011 1000 ha | 17,299 1000 ha | 2,288 1000 ha | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14,739 1000 ha | 17,503 1000 ha | 2,764 1000 ha | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13,619 1000 ha | 16,998 1000 ha | 3,379 1000 ha | Thailand |
| 2020s | 13,751 1000 ha | 16,040 1000 ha | 2,290 1000 ha | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Southern Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15,729 1000 ha against 13,812 1000 ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Southern Africa and Thailand?
- 1,917 1000 ha, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Thailand rank globally for arable land — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 32 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
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.