Spain vs Thailand: Land area in hectares
Spain
49.97 million hectares
in 2023
Thailand
51.09 million hectares
in 2023
Spain rank
52nd
Thailand rank
51st
Land area in hectares over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 51.09 million hectares against 49.97 million hectares in Spain, a difference of 1.12 million hectares.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 51st of 238 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.98 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1970s | 49.97 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1980s | 49.94 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Thailand |
| 1990s | 49.94 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2000s | 49.90 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2010s | 49.98 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Thailand |
| 2020s | 49.97 million hectares | 51.09 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 51.09 million hectares against 49.97 million hectares in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Spain and Thailand?
- 1.12 million hectares, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Spain ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 51st of 238 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.