New Zealand vs Thailand: Breakdown of habitable land area
New Zealand
475,950 hectares
in 2019
Thailand
493,160 hectares
in 2019
New Zealand rank
44th
Thailand rank
43rd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 493,160 hectares against 475,950 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 17,210 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, New Zealand or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 493,160 hectares against 475,950 hectares in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 17,210 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- New Zealand ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.