Key Agricultural Facts and Figures
Chemical Fertilizer Imports
2021 (MTs) 2022 (MTs)
Urea 1,967,029 1,514,854
AS 451,381 358,596
DAP 630,035 424,712
MAP 31,879 16,280
MOP 903,788 710,248
SOP 11,985 5,461
16-20-0 316,822 231,758
15-15-15 341,575 407,567
16-16-16 156,731 131,177
All Other 623,666 477,419
Total 6,622,299 4,886,976
Estimated Harvested Land & Fertilizer Use
2022 Ha (mil) MTs (mil)
Rice 11.6 2.5
Maize 1.1 0.33
Cassava 1.6 0.25
Sugarcane 1.6 0.45
Para Rubber 3.5 0.35
Oil Palm 0.9 0.36
All Other 0.7 0.73
Total 21 4.97
Facts and Figures
GDP - $1.255 trillion USD (2022 est.)
GDP per capita - $17,500 USD (2022 est.)
Exports - $324.1 billion USD (2022 est.)
Imports - $334.5 billion USD (2022 est.)
Major Fertilizer Imports by Country:
Urea: KSA, Malaysia, China, Qatar, Oman
DAP: China, Russia, Saudi Arabia
MOP: Canada, Belarus, Israel, Jordan, Laos
Total IFOAM ‘Organic Certified’ Farmland:
208,000 hectares (2023)
Sources: Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), Royal Thai Customs, CIA Factbook, BAY Research