ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand
Thailand: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 28.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 28.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand peaked at 76.7 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 28.9 %, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 76.7 % | — |
| 1972 | 69.4 % | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 69.7 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 59.4 % | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 66.6 % | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 70.1 % | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 67.9 % | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 68.9 % | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 64.9 % | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 70.8 % | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 64.2 % | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 61.5 % | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 63.1 % | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 64.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 66.7 % | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 64.4 % | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 66.4 % | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 66.6 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 64 % | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 60.3 % | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 60.8 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 56.7 % | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 56 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 52 % | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 50 % | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 50.3 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 51.3 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 48.5 % | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 48.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 46 % | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 46.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.9 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.2 % | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 41 % | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1 % | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.3 % | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 33.4 % | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 32.3 % | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 31.2 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 31.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 32.1 % | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.9 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.4 % | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 30.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9 % | -4.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 28.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 28.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3 %, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.18 % | 59.4 % | 76.7 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.34 % | 61.5 % | 70.8 % | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.99 % | 48.5 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.45 % | 44.9 % | 48.8 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.25 % | 31.2 % | 42.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.54 % | 28.9 % | 31.9 % | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Thailand was 28.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9 % in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.