What is the highest surface area recorded in Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 513,120 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 513,115 sq. km in 2022.

How does Thailand rank for surface area?

Thailand ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Thailand

Name: Surface area in Thailand
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Thailand: Surface area was 513,115 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

513,115 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

52nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

513,120 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

513,115 sq. km

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Thailand, 1961–2023

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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 513,115 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Thailand peaked at 513,120 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 513,115 sq. km, in 2022.

That places Thailand 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	9
1970s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	10
1980s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	10
1990s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	10
2000s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	10
2010s	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	10
2020s	513,118 sq. km	513,115 sq. km	513,120 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Thailand

49 Botswana 581,730 sq. km compare
50 Sweden 528,660 sq. km compare
51 Yemen 527,970 sq. km compare
53 Spain 505,976 sq. km compare
54 Turkmenistan 491,209 sq. km compare
55 Cameroon 475,440 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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)

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Thailand?: Surface area in Thailand was 513,115 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 513,120 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 513,115 sq. km in 2022.
How does Thailand rank for surface area?: Thailand ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.