Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 21.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.9 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
23.4 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
11.98 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand stood at 21.9 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 23.4 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.98 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.98 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.8 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 12.72 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.35 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 12.27 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 14.39 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 12.53 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 13.58 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 14.21 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 13.42 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 13.89 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 13.27 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 15.16 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 14.35 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 16.36 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 15.99 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 17.13 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 17.49 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 16.94 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 18.01 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 17.82 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 17.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 18.8 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 18.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 19.25 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 18 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 17.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.39 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 19.34 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 17.21 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 17.72 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 17.93 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 17.62 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.57 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.84 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 18.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 19.4 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 18.62 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 19.51 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 19.36 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.82 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 18.9 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 19.89 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 19.56 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 20.88 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 20.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.81 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 23.36 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 23.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.87 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.88 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.02 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 20.97 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 20.98 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.84 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.21 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 21.42 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 21.85 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 21.95 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 21.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1254 ha per square kilometre, 174.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 21.9 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.58 ha per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.98 ha per square kilometre | 11.98 ha per square kilometre | 14.39 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.4 ha per square kilometre | 13.27 ha per square kilometre | 17.49 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.49 ha per square kilometre | 17.5 ha per square kilometre | 19.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.16 ha per square kilometre | 17.21 ha per square kilometre | 19.51 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1 ha per square kilometre | 18.9 ha per square kilometre | 21.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.49 ha per square kilometre | 19.02 ha per square kilometre | 23.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.78 ha per square kilometre | 21.42 ha per square kilometre | 21.95 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 1 Bangladesh 89.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Cambodia 20.4 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 18.8 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Philippines 16.15 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Thailand was 21.9 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.98 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.