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 13th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
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More environment data for Thailand
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.73 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (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 13th out of 201 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.