Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Thailand

Thailand: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 1.57 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.57 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.57 percent
in 1992
All-time low
0.51 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Thailand, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1.57 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Thailand peaked at 1.57 percent in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.51 percent, in 1961.

That places Thailand 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6656 percent 0.51 percent 0.82 percent 9
1970s 1.04 percent 0.86 percent 1.21 percent 10
1980s 1.4 percent 1.25 percent 1.51 percent 10
1990s 1.56 percent 1.53 percent 1.57 percent 10
2000s 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 10
2010s 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 10
2020s 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 1.57 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Thailand?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Thailand was 1.57 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 percent in 1992.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.51 percent in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Thailand ranks 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).