Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Thailand
Thailand: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 2.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Thailand stood at 2.39 %.
The figure is down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Thailand peaked at 3.59 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.23 %, in 1961.
That places Thailand 231st out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.23 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.34 % | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 2.41 % | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.52 % | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 2.63 % | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 2.73 % | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.82 % | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.92 % | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.02 % | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.09 % | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 3.19 % | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 3.15 % | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 % | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.08 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.14 % | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3.19 % | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.23 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.27 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.32 % | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.38 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.41 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.44 % | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.52 % | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.59 % | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.55 % | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.56 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.53 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.57 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.56 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.54 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.57 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.59 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.57 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.56 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.54 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.51 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.48 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.45 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.31 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.27 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.24 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.39 % | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2.39 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2.39 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 11% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.2% | 3.24 % | 2.39 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 % | 2.23 % | 3.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.18 % | 3.08 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.51 % | 3.38 % | 3.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 % | 3.5 % | 3.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 % | 3.35 % | 3.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 % | 3.31 % | 3.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 % | 2.39 % | 3.27 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 228 Myanmar 3.65 % compare
- 229 Republic of Korea 3.59 % compare
- 230 Malaysia 3.45 % compare
- 232 Sao Tome and Principe 2.26 % compare
- 233 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.92 % compare
- 234 Cyprus 1.6 % compare
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2006)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Thailand?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Thailand was 2.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 % in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Thailand ranks 231st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.