Iran vs Thailand: Arable land

Iran

15.70 million hectares

in 2023

Thailand

15.84 million hectares

in 2023

Iran rank

21st

Thailand rank

20th

Arable land over time

Iran
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15.84 million hectares against 15.70 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 136,200 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 20th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.