People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand
Thailand: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 97.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand is 97.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand peaked at 98.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2017.
That places Thailand 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.7% | — |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 98.1% compare
- 29 Suriname 98.1% compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.0% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 97.2% compare
- 33 Guyana 96.9% compare
- 34 Albania 96.8% compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.4822 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Thailand was 97.9% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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