People using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand
Thailand: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 41st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.4% | 92.2% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.9% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 398,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 419,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 396,542 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 418,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 395,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 376,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 365,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 387,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 422,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Thailand was 99.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.