Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand

Thailand: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2634 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2634
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
118th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2618
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: 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.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand is 0.2634, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2618, in 2022.

That places Thailand 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9014 0.7954 1 9
1970s 0.7762 0.6614 0.8943 10
1980s 0.6218 0.5318 0.6713 10
1990s 0.5103 0.4699 0.5852 10
2000s 0.3753 0.3358 0.4183 10
2010s 0.2939 0.2708 0.3469 10
2020s 0.2756 0.2618 0.3005 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 115 South Africa 0.2729 compare
  2. 116 Lebanon 0.2713 compare
  3. 117 Albania 0.2684 compare
  4. 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2626 compare
  5. 120 Mongolia 0.2609 compare
  6. 121 Guinea 0.2554 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand was 0.2634 in 2023, according to 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.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2618 in 2022.
How does Thailand rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Thailand ranks 118th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).