Arable land use per person in Thailand
Thailand: Arable land use per person was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2208 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3761 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2208 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Thailand stood at 0.2208 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Thailand peaked at 0.3761 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Thailand 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3761 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3722 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3681 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3596 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3511 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.347 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3421 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3365 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3467 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3569 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.366 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3619 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3679 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3618 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3619 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3621 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3571 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3526 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.352 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.348 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3443 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3347 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3265 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3147 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2976 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2931 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2887 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2874 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2859 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2828 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2805 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2787 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2767 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2747 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2737 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2719 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2674 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2576 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2594 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2503 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2483 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2398 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2345 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2325 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2348 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2257 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.221 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.2208 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.2208 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 5.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3596 hectares per person | 0.3431 hectares per person | 0.3761 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3575 hectares per person | 0.3365 hectares per person | 0.3681 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3501 hectares per person | 0.3265 hectares per person | 0.3621 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2962 hectares per person | 0.2828 hectares per person | 0.3196 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2715 hectares per person | 0.2576 hectares per person | 0.2805 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2444 hectares per person | 0.2325 hectares per person | 0.2625 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2256 hectares per person | 0.2208 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Thailand?
- Arable land use per person in Thailand was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3761 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for arable land use per person?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.