People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Thailand
Thailand: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 22.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Thailand peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 79th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +0.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 22.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 22.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 76 Afghanistan 24.7% compare
- 77 Kiribati 23.7% compare
- 78 Gambia 22.6% compare
- 80 Tanzania 21.7% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 82 Mozambique 21.4% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0214 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Thailand?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Thailand was 22.0% 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.