Population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand
Thailand: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
78th
of 99 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2024
All-time low
18.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 78th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 22.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 22.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 75 Afghanistan 24.7% compare
- 76 Kiribati 23.7% compare
- 77 Gambia 22.6% compare
- 79 Tanzania 21.7% compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 81 Mozambique 21.4% compare
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand was 22.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Thailand ranks 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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