People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand
Thailand: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 99.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 99.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand peaked at 99.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.4% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 99.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Thailand was 99.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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