People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand

Thailand: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 71.20 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.20 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 232 countries
All-time high
71.20 million people
in 2024
All-time low
58.08 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand, 2000–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2000201220242000: 58.1M people2001: 58.8M people2002: 59.6M people2003: 60.3M people2004: 61.0M people2005: 61.7M people2006: 62.4M people2007: 63.1M people2008: 63.8M people2009: 64.4M people2010: 65.1M people2011: 65.7M people2012: 66.3M people2013: 66.9M people2014: 67.5M people2015: 68.0M people2016: 68.5M people2017: 69.1M people2018: 69.5M people2019: 69.9M people2020: 70.2M people2021: 70.6M people2022: 70.8M people2023: 71.0M people2024: 71.2M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand stood at 71.20 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at 71.20 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.08 million people, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 18th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.32 million people 58.08 million people 64.43 million people 10
2010s 67.64 million people 65.06 million people 69.88 million people 10
2020s 70.76 million people 70.23 million people 71.20 million people 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 Turkey 86.84 million people compare
  2. 16 Germany 83.90 million people compare
  3. 17 Iran 82.83 million people compare
  4. 19 United Kingdom 68.52 million people compare
  5. 20 France 65.65 million people compare
  6. 21 Italy 59.27 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Thailand was 71.20 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 71.20 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 58.08 million people in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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