Niger vs Thailand: Arable land

Niger
17.70 million hectares
in 2023
Thailand
15.84 million hectares
in 2023
Niger rank
17th
Thailand rank
20th

Arable land over time

  • Niger
  • Thailand
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 17.70 million hectares against 15.84 million hectares in Thailand, a difference of 1.86 million hectares.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 17th 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

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.