Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Thailand
Thailand: Food supply and consumption — Protein supply was 68.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Thailand, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Grammes per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply and consumption — protein supply in Thailand is 68.6 Grammes per person per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply and consumption — protein supply in Thailand peaked at 68.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.3 Grammes per person per day, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 41st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Food supply and consumption — Protein supply in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Grammes per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.3 Grammes per person per day | — |
| 1962 | 45.4 Grammes per person per day | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 48.4 Grammes per person per day | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 48.1 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 46 Grammes per person per day | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 50.8 Grammes per person per day | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 48.8 Grammes per person per day | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 51.7 Grammes per person per day | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 50.9 Grammes per person per day | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 51.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 50.7 Grammes per person per day | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 51.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 52.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 50.6 Grammes per person per day | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 50.4 Grammes per person per day | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 49.3 Grammes per person per day | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 48.5 Grammes per person per day | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 52.7 Grammes per person per day | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 47.5 Grammes per person per day | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 48.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 49.4 Grammes per person per day | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 46 Grammes per person per day | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 49.4 Grammes per person per day | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 48.3 Grammes per person per day | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 48.6 Grammes per person per day | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 48.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.6 Grammes per person per day | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 47.3 Grammes per person per day | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 47.2 Grammes per person per day | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 49.2 Grammes per person per day | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 53.1 Grammes per person per day | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 54.8 Grammes per person per day | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 54.2 Grammes per person per day | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 56.6 Grammes per person per day | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 57.2 Grammes per person per day | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 60.1 Grammes per person per day | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 58.8 Grammes per person per day | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 59 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.4 Grammes per person per day | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 57.5 Grammes per person per day | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 58.4 Grammes per person per day | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.1 Grammes per person per day | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 58.5 Grammes per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.5 Grammes per person per day | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 60.7 Grammes per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.4 Grammes per person per day | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.7 Grammes per person per day | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 58.2 Grammes per person per day | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.3 Grammes per person per day | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 63.8 Grammes per person per day | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.3 Grammes per person per day | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 65.7 Grammes per person per day | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.5 Grammes per person per day | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3 Grammes per person per day | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.9 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.4 Grammes per person per day | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.3 Grammes per person per day | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.9 Grammes per person per day | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.3 Grammes per person per day | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 68.1 Grammes per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.6 Grammes per person per day | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.6 Grammes per person per day | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.04 Grammes per person per day | 42.3 Grammes per person per day | 51.7 Grammes per person per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.51 Grammes per person per day | 47.5 Grammes per person per day | 52.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.99 Grammes per person per day | 46 Grammes per person per day | 49.4 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.14 Grammes per person per day | 49.2 Grammes per person per day | 60.1 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.84 Grammes per person per day | 57.5 Grammes per person per day | 60.7 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.14 Grammes per person per day | 63.8 Grammes per person per day | 67.3 Grammes per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.15 Grammes per person per day | 67.6 Grammes per person per day | 68.6 Grammes per person per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply and consumption — protein supply in Thailand?
- Food supply and consumption — protein supply in Thailand was 68.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6 Grammes per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply and consumption — protein supply recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3 Grammes per person per day in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for food supply and consumption — protein supply?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply and consumption — protein supply rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Food supply and consumption — Protein supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.