How is Land Measured in Thailand?

Many westerners use inches, feet and yards, and many use the metric system of metres and hectares. This conversion table should help you convert measurements to the ones you are most familiar with.

Thai land measurements are a combination of imperial and metric measurement systems. Title deeds in Thailand include all land measurements using the Thai system and are also written in Thai, therefore it is beneficial for you to have a translation if you are thinking of buying a property. Below you'll find a comparison between the Thai and Western systems which hopefully will help you gain a better understanding.

 

                                         LAND MEASURE CONVERTER TABLES                               

 1 sq.wa

  = 4 sqm  

   1 mgan = 100 w    1 Rai = 4 Ngan 

 1 acre = 2.47 Rai 

    1 hectare   
       (400 sqm.)   (1,600 sqm)   (43,560 sq.ft.)    = 6.25 Rai
sq.wa         Sq.ft                   Sq.m.                   Ngan               Rai                     Acre (s)                    
1 43 4      
100 4305 400 1 0.25 0.10
400 17222 1600 4 1 0.40
800 34444 3200 8 2 0.80
1,200 51667 4800 12 3 1.20
1,600 68888 6400 16 4 1.60
2,000 86111 8000 20 5 2.00
2,400 103333 9600 24 6 2.40
2,800 120555 11200 28 7 2.80
3,200 137777 12800 32 8 3.20
3,600 155000 14400 36 9 3.60
4,000 172222 16000 40 10 4.00
    32000 80 20 8
    48000 120 30 12
    64000 160 40 16
    80000 200 50 20
    96000 240 60 24
    112000 280 70 28
    128000 320 80 32
    144000 360 90 36
    160000 400 100 40