South Africa vs Thailand: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
South Africa
0.2729
in 2023
Thailand
0.2634
in 2023
South Africa rank
115th
Thailand rank
118th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2729 against 0.2634 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0095.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
South Africa ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 118th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8838 | 0.9014 | 0.0176 | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.6293 | 0.7762 | 0.1469 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.5371 | 0.6218 | 0.0847 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.5384 | 0.5103 | 0.0281 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4398 | 0.3753 | 0.0644 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.346 | 0.2939 | 0.052 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2816 | 0.2756 | 0.0059 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, South Africa or Thailand?
- South Africa, at 0.2729 against 0.2634 in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between South Africa and Thailand?
- 0.0095, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- South Africa ranks 115th and Thailand ranks 118th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).