15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Thailand
Thailand: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands was 5,650 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Thailand, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 5,650 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Thailand peaked at 5,650 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,655 km2, in 2000.
That places Thailand 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands in Thailand, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,655 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 4,963 km2 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 5,201 km2 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 5,627 km2 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 5,641 km2 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,650 km2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,809 km2 | 4,655 km2 | 4,963 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,490 km2 | 5,201 km2 | 5,641 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,650 km2 | 5,650 km2 | 5,650 km2 | 1 |
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More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.018 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Thailand?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands in Thailand was 5,650 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,650 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,655 km2 in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands?
- Thailand ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: croplands rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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