Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Thailand
Thailand: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 3.8 million No in 2023. ▬ Flat
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Thailand, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.8 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7 million No | — |
| 2018 | 4.2 million No | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9 million No | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4 million No | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 5 million No | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3 million No | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8 million No | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.27 million No | 3.7 million No | 4.9 million No | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.62 million No | 3.8 million No | 5.4 million No | 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 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Thailand?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Thailand was 3.8 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 million No in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 million No in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Thailand ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.