FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Thailand
Thailand: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 30.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Thailand is 30.2 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Thailand peaked at 30.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.86 %, in 2012.
Thailand ranks 15th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.44 % | — |
| 2001 | 20.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20.89 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.53 % | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 21.97 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 22.6 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.46 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 24.52 % | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 24.69 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.64 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.13 % | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 20.35 % | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 19.86 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.27 % | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 27.95 % | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 28.22 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.18 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 29.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.33 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.2 % | +2.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 30.2 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.98 %, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 30.2 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.21 %, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -30.1% | 29.13 % | 20.35 % |
| 2013 | +32.3% | 19.86 % | 26.27 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.52 % | 20.44 % | 24.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.95 % | 19.86 % | 29.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.66 % | 29.33 % | 30.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Thailand?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Thailand was 30.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.86 % in 2012.
- How does Thailand rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Thailand ranks 15th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.