People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand
Thailand: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 867.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at -4.92 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Thailand 141st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -4.92 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -5.22 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2003 | -5.52 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2004 | -5.84 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2005 | -6.18 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2006 | -6.55 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2007 | -6.94 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2008 | -7.38 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2009 | -7.86 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2010 | -8.42 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2011 | -8.24 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2012 | -8.7 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2013 | -9.44 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2014 | -10.33 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2015 | -11.42 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2016 | -12.68 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2017 | -14.28 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2018 | -16.44 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 2019 | -19.32 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2020 | -23.39 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2021 | -29.78 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 2022 | -41.33 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 2023 | -68.39 % change on previous year | +65.5% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | +46.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.34 % change on previous year, 15.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -9.43 % change on previous year, 10.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas 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 | -65.5% | -41.33 % change on previous year | -68.39 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -46.2% | -68.39 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -38.8% | -29.78 % change on previous year | -41.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.27 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | -4.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -11.93 % change on previous year | -19.32 % change on previous year | -8.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -52.58 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -23.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 138 Nepal -64.73 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Tunisia -69.75 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Ukraine -77.96 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Guyana -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Maldives -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Malaysia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Turkmenistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Uruguay -100 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -4.92 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Thailand ranks 141st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 867.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.