People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Thailand
Thailand: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Thailand is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Thailand 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -60.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) 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 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -60.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Thailand?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Thailand was 0.0% 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 practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Thailand ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.