Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Rice — Area harvested, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0141 ha per person
in 2023
Thailand
0.1561 ha per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Thailand rank
4th

Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.1561 ha per person against 0.0141 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.142 ha per person.

That makes Thailand's figure about 11.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 4th of 2 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.011 ha per person 0.213 ha per person 0.202 ha per person Thailand
1970s 0.0112 ha per person 0.1945 ha per person 0.1833 ha per person Thailand
1980s 0.0106 ha per person 0.19 ha per person 0.1794 ha per person Thailand
1990s 0.0108 ha per person 0.1583 ha per person 0.1475 ha per person Thailand
2000s 0.0102 ha per person 0.1564 ha per person 0.1462 ha per person Thailand
2010s 0.0127 ha per person 0.1565 ha per person 0.1437 ha per person Thailand
2020s 0.0135 ha per person 0.1552 ha per person 0.1417 ha per person Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.1561 ha per person against 0.0141 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
0.142 ha per person, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.