Arable land use per person in Thailand
Thailand: Arable land use per person was 0.2208 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 422.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 45.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 81.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5339 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3459 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 26.65 Mt CO2e (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.