Urban area over the long-term in Thailand
Thailand: Urban area over the long-term was 5,324 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5,324 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
28th
of 202 countries
All-time high
5,324 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0035 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Thailand, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Thailand stood at 5,324 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Thailand peaked at 5,324 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Thailand ranks 28th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Thailand, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | +260.0% |
| 1200 | 0.044 km² per grid cell | +250.0% |
| 1300 | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1400 | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | +237.5% |
| 1500 | 1.7 km² per grid cell | +233.3% |
| 1600 | 5.73 km² per grid cell | +237.5% |
| 1700 | 19.09 km² per grid cell | +233.3% |
| 1710 | 21.67 km² per grid cell | +13.6% |
| 1720 | 24.18 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1730 | 26.97 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1740 | 30.09 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1750 | 33.56 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1760 | 37.44 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1770 | 41.76 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1780 | 46.59 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1790 | 51.97 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1800 | 57.97 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1810 | 67.73 km² per grid cell | +16.8% |
| 1820 | 78.81 km² per grid cell | +16.4% |
| 1830 | 91.4 km² per grid cell | +16.0% |
| 1840 | 105.66 km² per grid cell | +15.6% |
| 1850 | 121.82 km² per grid cell | +15.3% |
| 1860 | 153.43 km² per grid cell | +26.0% |
| 1870 | 189.96 km² per grid cell | +23.8% |
| 1880 | 232.06 km² per grid cell | +22.2% |
| 1890 | 280.45 km² per grid cell | +20.9% |
| 1900 | 335.9 km² per grid cell | +19.8% |
| 1910 | 435.84 km² per grid cell | +29.8% |
| 1920 | 557.86 km² per grid cell | +28.0% |
| 1930 | 737.13 km² per grid cell | +32.1% |
| 1940 | 871.3 km² per grid cell | +18.2% |
| 1950 | 950.89 km² per grid cell | +9.1% |
| 1951 | 962.03 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 972.88 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 983.62 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 994.42 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 1,006 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 1,017 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 1,029 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1,042 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 1,056 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 1,069 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 1,073 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1,077 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,083 km² per grid cell | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,090 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1,099 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,109 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1,120 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1,133 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1,147 km² per grid cell | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,168 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,211 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1,256 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1,304 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,356 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,411 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1,470 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,534 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1,601 km² per grid cell | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1,664 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1,726 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1,780 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1,836 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,893 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,952 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2,010 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 2,067 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 2,124 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,181 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 2,238 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2,296 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2,345 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,395 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2,446 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,495 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,543 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2,589 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2,632 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,676 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2,723 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2,775 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,851 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,928 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3,008 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,089 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,173 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,331 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3,408 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,486 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 3,566 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3,647 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3,752 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3,858 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,966 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4,076 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,188 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4,302 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4,417 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,533 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,652 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,771 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,880 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4,990 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5,101 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5,212 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 5,324 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 5,324 km² per grid cell is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 5.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 5,324 km² per grid cell is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 954.94 km² per grid cell, 5.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +260.0% | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +250.0% | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +242.9% | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +237.5% | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +237.5% | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +233.3% | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 0.0126 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 0.1508 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 0.5089 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 5.73 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 19.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 21.67 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 24.18 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 26.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 30.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 33.56 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 37.44 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 41.76 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 46.59 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 51.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 57.97 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 67.73 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 78.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 91.4 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 105.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 121.82 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 153.43 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 189.96 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 232.06 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 280.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 335.9 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 435.84 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 557.86 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 737.13 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 871.3 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,001 km² per grid cell | 950.89 km² per grid cell | 1,056 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,100 km² per grid cell | 1,069 km² per grid cell | 1,147 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,397 km² per grid cell | 1,168 km² per grid cell | 1,664 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,980 km² per grid cell | 1,726 km² per grid cell | 2,238 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,514 km² per grid cell | 2,296 km² per grid cell | 2,723 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,161 km² per grid cell | 2,775 km² per grid cell | 3,566 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,139 km² per grid cell | 3,647 km² per grid cell | 4,652 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,046 km² per grid cell | 4,771 km² per grid cell | 5,324 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Thailand?
- Urban area over the long-term in Thailand was 5,324 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,324 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Thailand rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.