Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand
Thailand: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 168th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -32.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population 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 | -32.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand was 0.1% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Thailand ranks 168th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. 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 Share of population 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.