Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land

Sub-Saharan Africa
27.19 %
in 2024
Thailand
97.61 %
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Thailand rank
21st

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 97.61 % against 27.19 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 70.42 %.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 21st of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 16.9 % 97.38 % 80.48 % Thailand
1970s 17.88 % 96.82 % 78.94 % Thailand
1980s 18.86 % 96.48 % 77.62 % Thailand
1990s 20.86 % 96.13 % 75.27 % Thailand
2000s 22.9 % 95.55 % 72.65 % Thailand
2010s 25.41 % 96.12 % 70.71 % Thailand
2020s 26.91 % 95.34 % 68.44 % Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 97.61 % against 27.19 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
70.42 %, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for cropland — share in agricultural land?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 21st of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.