Sisal production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 11 t of sisal, the 21st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 15%. The record was 300 t in 1971. Area harvested: 40 ha, yield 0.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 11 t
- World rank
- 21 of 23
- 10-year change
- −15%
- Record
- 300 t
- 1971
Sisal in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.3
- world 0.9 (−68%)
- kg per person
- 0.00
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −15%
- world −9.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Malawi | 143 | 0.06% |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 34 | 0.01% |
| 21 | Thailand | 11 | 0.00% |
| 22 | Uganda | 4 | 0.00% |
| 23 | Taiwan | 3 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sisal
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 0.0% | 40 | 0.28 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0.0% | 40 | 0.28 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0.0% | 40 | 0.28 |
| 2021 | 11 | −8.3% | 40 | 0.28 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0.0% | 40 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0.0% | 41 | 0.29 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0.0% | 38 | 0.32 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0.0% | 39 | 0.31 |
| 2016 | 12 | +9.1% | 39 | 0.31 |
| 2015 | 11 | −15% | 37 | 0.30 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0.0% | 42 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0.0% | 40 | 0.33 |
| 2012 | 13 | −19% | 40 | 0.33 |
| 2011 | 16 | −20% | 41 | 0.39 |
| 2010 | 20 | −13% | 46 | 0.43 |
| 2009 | 23 | −15% | 52 | 0.44 |
| 2008 | 27 | −13% | 57 | 0.47 |
| 2007 | 31 | −14% | 62 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | 36 | −14% | 66 | 0.55 |
| 2005 | 42 | −4.5% | 74 | 0.57 |
| 2004 | 44 | −2.2% | 74 | 0.59 |
| 2003 | 45 | +4.7% | 70 | 0.64 |
| 2002 | 43 | +2.4% | 71 | 0.61 |
| 2001 | 42 | +5.0% | 66 | 0.64 |
| 2000 | 40 | +2.6% | 65 | 0.62 |
| 1999 | 39 | +2.6% | 63 | 0.62 |
| 1998 | 38 | +2.7% | 60 | 0.63 |
| 1997 | 37 | +5.7% | 58 | 0.64 |
| 1996 | 35 | −5.4% | 55 | 0.64 |
| 1995 | 37 | −7.5% | 57 | 0.65 |
| 1994 | 40 | −11% | 60 | 0.67 |
| 1993 | 45 | −10.0% | 67 | 0.67 |
| 1992 | 50 | −7.4% | 75 | 0.67 |
| 1991 | 54 | −25% | 80 | 0.68 |
| 1990 | 72 | +11% | 106 | 0.68 |
| 1989 | 65 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.65 |
| 1988 | 65 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.65 |
| 1987 | 65 | +30% | 100 | 0.65 |
| 1986 | 50 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1984 | 50 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1983 | 50 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1982 | 50 | 0.0% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1981 | 50 | −75% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1980 | 200 | +567% | 310 | 0.65 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0.0% | 50 | 0.60 |
| 1978 | 30 | −63% | 50 | 0.60 |
| 1977 | 80 | +14% | 125 | 0.64 |
| 1976 | 70 | +40% | 110 | 0.64 |
| 1975 | 50 | −50% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1974 | 100 | +100% | 150 | 0.67 |
| 1973 | 50 | +67% | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1972 | 30 | −90% | 50 | 0.60 |
| 1971 | 300 | +500% | 460 | 0.65 |
| 1970 | 50 | — | 80 | 0.63 |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sisal in Thailand?
Thailand produced 11 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of sisal?
Thailand ranked 21st of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sisal in Thailand changed?
It fell by 15% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 300 t in 1971.
What is the yield of sisal in Thailand?
0.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (11 t from 40 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Thailand is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.