Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 3.7 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Thailand, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.7 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3 % | — |
| 2018 | 5 % | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9 % | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6 % | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9 % | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7 % | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7 % | -21.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3.7 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.7 %, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3.7 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.2 %, 28% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.07 % | 4.3 % | 5.9 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.22 % | 3.7 % | 6.6 % | 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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Thailand?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Thailand was 3.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 % in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Thailand ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower 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.