Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Thailand

Employment in agriculture in Thailand in 2025 — 28.6%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 27.3 pp.

2025 28.6% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 62of 182
Period maximum 56.6%1992
Period minimum 28.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Thailand, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 55.8%1992: 56.6%1993: 52.3%1994: 51.7%1995: 47.5%1996: 45.4%1997: 45.7%1998: 46.9%1999: 44.1%2000: 44.4%2001: 42.8%2002: 42.3%2003: 41.5%2004: 40.9%2005: 40.4%2006: 39.9%2007: 39.4%2008: 39%2009: 38.8%2010: 38.2%2011: 41%2012: 42.1%2013: 39.3%2014: 33.5%2015: 32.3%2016: 31.2%2017: 31.5%2018: 32.2%2019: 31.5%2020: 31.4%2021: 31.9%2022: 30.4%2023: 30.2%2024: 29%2025: 28.6%
Change over the period: −27.3 pp Annual average: -0.8 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 28.6%
World 25.8%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.6%
Employment in agriculture — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.6 −0.4 pp
2024 29 −1.2 pp
2023 30.2 −0.2 pp
2022 30.4 −1.5 pp
2021 31.9 +0.5 pp
2020 31.4 −0.1 pp
2019 31.5 −0.7 pp
2018 32.2 +0.7 pp
2017 31.5 +0.3 pp
2016 31.2 −1.1 pp
2015 32.3 −1.2 pp
2014 33.5 −5.8 pp
2013 39.3 −2.8 pp
2012 42.1 +1.1 pp
2011 41 +2.8 pp
2010 38.2 −0.5 pp
2009 38.8 −0.2 pp
2008 39 −0.4 pp
2007 39.4 −0.5 pp
2006 39.9 −0.5 pp
2005 40.4 −0.4 pp
2004 40.9 −0.6 pp
2003 41.5 −0.8 pp
2002 42.3 −0.6 pp
2001 42.8 −1.6 pp
2000 44.4 +0.3 pp
1999 44.1 −2.7 pp
1998 46.9 +1.2 pp
1997 45.7 +0.3 pp
1996 45.4 −2.1 pp
1995 47.5 −4.2 pp
1994 51.7 −0.7 pp
1993 52.3 −4.3 pp
1992 56.6 +0.8 pp
1991 55.8 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.