Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Thailand
Thailand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 6,415 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Thailand stood at 6,415 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Thailand peaked at 6,415 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,621 1000 ha, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 15th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,621 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,730 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,764 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1,764 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,768 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,768 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,791 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1,795 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1,830 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1,960 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 2,106 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 2,197 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 2,300 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2,378 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2,419 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2,448 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,576 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 2,600 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 2,836 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 3,015 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 3,171 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 3,320 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3,472 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 3,659 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 3,822 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 3,912 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3,996 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4,121 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4,158 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 4,238 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4,349 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4,433 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4,537 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4,590 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5,004 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 5,120 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5,240 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 5,357 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,475 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5,590 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5,710 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5,830 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5,950 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6,070 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6,187 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6,305 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,415 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,415 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 6,415 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 18.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 6,415 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 471.11 1000 ha, 13.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,759 1000 ha | 1,621 1000 ha | 1,830 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,382 1000 ha | 1,960 1000 ha | 2,836 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,665 1000 ha | 3,015 1000 ha | 4,158 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,834 1000 ha | 4,238 1000 ha | 5,475 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,089 1000 ha | 5,590 1000 ha | 6,415 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,415 1000 ha | 6,415 1000 ha | 6,415 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,415 1000 ha | 6,415 1000 ha | 6,415 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Thailand?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Thailand was 6,415 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,415 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,621 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.