Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Thailand
Thailand: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 40.67 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Thailand, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Thailand stood at 40.67 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Thailand peaked at 43.95 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.42 %, in 2001.
Thailand ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42 % | — |
| 2001 | 40.42 % | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 40.89 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.67 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.12 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.02 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 42.24 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.99 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.95 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.56 % | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.06 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 41.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 40.89 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 41.04 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.76 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.55 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 40.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.67 % | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 40.67 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.04 %, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 40.67 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.05 %, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.81 % | 40.42 % | 42.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.09 % | 40.76 % | 43.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.63 % | 40.55 % | 40.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 46 Pakistan 41.3 % compare
- 47 Benin 41.2 % compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 40.98 % compare
- 50 Mongolia 40.66 % compare
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 40.25 % compare
- 52 China, mainland 39.42 % compare
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Thailand?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Thailand was 40.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 43.95 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.42 % in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.