People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Thailand

Thailand: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
59th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Thailand, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.2552001: 0.2462002: 0.2372003: 0.2282004: 0.2192005: 0.212006: 0.2022007: 0.1932008: 0.1842009: 0.1752010: 0.1662011: 0.1572012: 0.1482013: 0.142014: 0.1312015: 0.1222016: 0.1132017: 0.104

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Thailand stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 59th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Thailand, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.2% -3.5%
2002 0.2% -3.6%
2003 0.2% -3.7%
2004 0.2% -3.9%
2005 0.2% -4.0%
2006 0.2% -4.2%
2007 0.2% -4.4%
2008 0.2% -4.6%
2009 0.2% -4.8%
2010 0.2% -5.1%
2011 0.2% -5.3%
2012 0.1% -5.6%
2013 0.1% -6.0%
2014 0.1% -6.4%
2015 0.1% -6.8%
2016 0.1% -7.3%
2017 0.1% -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 56 Algeria 0.4% compare
  2. 57 Suriname 0.2% compare
  3. 58 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  4. 60 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  5. 61 Belize 0.0% compare
  6. 62 Uruguay 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Thailand?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Thailand was 0.1% 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): q3 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Thailand ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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