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

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7444 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
21.9 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Thailand rank
2nd

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 21.9 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.16 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 29.4 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 2nd 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 0.1418 ha per square kilometre 12.98 ha per square kilometre 12.84 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 0.1851 ha per square kilometre 15.4 ha per square kilometre 15.21 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 0.2356 ha per square kilometre 18.49 ha per square kilometre 18.25 ha per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 0.3048 ha per square kilometre 18.16 ha per square kilometre 17.85 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 0.3683 ha per square kilometre 20.1 ha per square kilometre 19.74 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 0.5522 ha per square kilometre 21.49 ha per square kilometre 20.94 ha per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 0.6875 ha per square kilometre 21.78 ha per square kilometre 21.09 ha per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 21.9 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
21.16 ha per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.