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.