Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Thailand
Thailand: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 5,180 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Thailand stood at 5,180 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Thailand peaked at 5,180 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,186 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Thailand 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,186 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,229 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,367 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,524 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3,640 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,826 1000 No | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 3,972 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4,243 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4,332 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,346 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,837 1000 No | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 4,738 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,607 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4,398 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 4,635 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4,685 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4,788 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4,789 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,932 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,874 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,896 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,895 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,980 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5,180 1000 No | +4.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 5,180 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163.05 1000 No, 31.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 5,180 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 566.68 1000 No, 9.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,766 1000 No | 3,186 1000 No | 4,346 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,728 1000 No | 4,398 1000 No | 4,932 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,988 1000 No | 4,895 1000 No | 5,180 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 3 Indonesia 19,078 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 5,619 1000 No compare
- 4 India 16,848 1000 No compare
- 5 Brazil 5,429 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 2,680 1000 No compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,015 1000 No compare
- 7 Mexico 4,916 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 892.32 1000 No compare
- 8 Ethiopia 4,684 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 656.51 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,202 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.372 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Thailand?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Thailand was 5,180 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,180 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,186 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Thailand ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.