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
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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About this data
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.