People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand
Thailand: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 95.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2010.
That places Thailand 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.2% | — |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.4% | 81.2% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 89.9% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 15 Azerbaijan 96.3% compare
- 16 India 96.1% compare
- 17 Ecuador 95.7% compare
- 19 Philippines 95.6% compare
- 20 Viet Nam 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Thailand was 95.7% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.