People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Thailand
Thailand: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Thailand, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Thailand stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Thailand peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 75th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Thailand?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Thailand was 0.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Thailand ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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