What is land area in Thailand?

Land area in Thailand was 510,890 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 510,890 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 510,890 sq. km in 1961.

How does Thailand rank for land area?

Thailand ranks 50th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Thailand

Name: Land area in Thailand
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Thailand: Land area was 510,890 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

510,890 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

50th

of 216 countries

All-time high

510,890 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

510,890 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Thailand, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Thailand is 510,890 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Thailand peaked at 510,890 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 510,890 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Thailand 50th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	9
1970s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	10
1980s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	10
1990s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	10
2000s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	10
2010s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	10
2020s	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	510,890 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Thailand

47 Botswana 566,730 sq. km compare
48 France 538,950 sq. km compare
49 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare
51 Spain 499,697 sq. km compare
52 Cameroon 472,710 sq. km compare
53 Turkmenistan 469,930 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand

Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Rural population 37.2% (2025)
Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 3,072 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 38.53 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Thailand?: Land area in Thailand was 510,890 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 510,890 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 510,890 sq. km in 1961.
How does Thailand rank for land area?: Thailand ranks 50th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.