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
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand, 1961–2023
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9493 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8952 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.943 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9248 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7954 | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 0.922 | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8664 | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8168 | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8109 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8063 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8943 | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7857 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8413 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7703 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7254 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7531 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6614 | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7134 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6515 | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6554 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6713 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6341 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6209 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6008 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6472 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6448 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5603 | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5318 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5852 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5547 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5197 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.525 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5116 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5003 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4754 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4715 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4898 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4699 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4183 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.396 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.397 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3712 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3721 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3908 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3773 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3519 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3428 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3358 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3469 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3199 | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2806 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2833 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2771 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2988 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3016 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2865 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2708 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2739 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3005 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2766 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2618 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2634 | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.2634 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.2634 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 63% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).