Cropland — Area per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.3 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.41 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3 ha/cap, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 47th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4022 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.393 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.325 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Thailand?
- Cropland — area per capita in Thailand was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.