Agricultural land — Area in Thailand
Thailand: Agricultural land — Area was 22,104 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 22,104 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Thailand peaked at 23,500 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11,653 1000 ha, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 53rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,890 1000 ha | 11,653 1000 ha | 13,920 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,665 1000 ha | 14,248 1000 ha | 18,702 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,327 1000 ha | 18,938 1000 ha | 21,337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,494 1000 ha | 21,245 1000 ha | 21,802 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,313 1000 ha | 21,895 1000 ha | 22,731 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,854 1000 ha | 22,824 1000 ha | 23,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,896 1000 ha | 22,104 1000 ha | 23,500 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.73 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 6,415 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 1.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 2.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 528.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 28.34 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6,265 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 71.16 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 15,729 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Thailand?
- Agricultural land — area in Thailand was 22,104 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 23,500 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,653 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for agricultural land — area?
- Thailand ranks 53rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.