People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Thailand
Thailand: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 30.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Thailand stood at 30.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Thailand peaked at 30.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 98th of 124 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, urban in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.1% | 30.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 95 Gambia 31.0% compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 31.0% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 30.7% compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 30.4% compare
- 100 El Salvador 28.9% compare
- 101 Kenya 27.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Thailand?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Thailand was 30.7% 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, urban recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Thailand ranks 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.