Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Thailand: Cropland — Share in Land area

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
10.78 %
in 2024
Thailand
42.23 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
7th
Thailand rank
18th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Thailand
10203040196119922024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 42.23 % against 10.78 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 31.45 %.

That makes Thailand's figure about 3.9 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 18th of 10 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 6.64 % 24.56 % 17.92 % Thailand
1970s 7.01 % 31.58 % 24.58 % Thailand
1980s 7.37 % 38.39 % 31.01 % Thailand
1990s 7.95 % 40.44 % 32.49 % Thailand
2000s 8.62 % 41.73 % 33.11 % Thailand
2010s 9.96 % 43 % 33.04 % Thailand
2020s 10.67 % 42.7 % 32.03 % Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 42.23 % against 10.78 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Thailand?
31.45 %, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Thailand rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 18th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
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.