People not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand
Thailand: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 75,669 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 75,669 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.9% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at 1.40 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75,669 people, in 2024.
That places Thailand 104th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.40 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 million people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million people | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million people | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 993,143 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 933,931 people | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 874,911 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 815,856 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 759,868 people | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 704,628 people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 649,347 people | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 593,929 people | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 538,426 people | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 483,242 people | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 428,339 people | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 373,435 people | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 318,792 people | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 264,731 people | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 211,282 people | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 158,426 people | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 106,368 people | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 75,669 people | -28.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 75,669 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 75,669 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 7.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.9% | 158,426 people | 106,368 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 874,911 people | 1.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 566,586 people | 318,792 people | 815,856 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 163,295 people | 75,669 people | 264,731 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand was 75,669 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,669 people in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Thailand ranks 104th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.