Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 49 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 49 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 51 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 48 percent, in 2016.
That places Thailand 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 percent | — |
| 2002 | 50 percent | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51 percent | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 percent | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 percent | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 percent | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 49 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 49 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.44 percent | 50 percent | 51 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.7 percent | 48 percent | 50 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 49 percent | 49 percent | 49 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 49 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 51 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 percent in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Thailand ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.