Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Thailand
Thailand: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 4,052 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
Thailand recorded 4,052 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Thailand peaked at 4,052 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,791 1000 No, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 11th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,791 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,806 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,968 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 3,068 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,246 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 3,288 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,392 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,514 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3,613 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3,708 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4,048 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3,909 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,722 1000 No | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3,460 1000 No | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 3,811 1000 No | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3,802 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,823 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,981 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4,036 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,935 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,928 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,906 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,929 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4,052 1000 No | +3.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4,052 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 218.81 1000 No, 18.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4,052 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 509.15 1000 No, 8.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,239 1000 No | 2,791 1000 No | 3,708 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,853 1000 No | 3,460 1000 No | 4,048 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,954 1000 No | 3,906 1000 No | 4,052 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 887.42 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,353 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 599.01 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 4,972 1000 No compare
- 10 Egypt 4,110 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 280.66 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 151.41 1000 No compare
- 12 Japan 3,400 1000 No compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 33.32 1000 No compare
- 13 Colombia 2,333 1000 No compare
- 13 Micronesia 4.91 1000 No compare
- 14 Myanmar 1,938 1000 No compare
- 14 Polynesia 1.59 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 4,052 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 4,052 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 2,791 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Thailand ranks 11th 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 17.1%. 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 — Male — 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.