Thailand - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Thailand was 98.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.29 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.60 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 93.60
2001 93.85
2002 94.10
2003 94.35
2004 94.61
2005 94.86
2006 95.11
2007 95.36
2008 95.61
2009 95.87
2010 96.12
2011 96.37
2012 96.63
2013 96.88
2014 97.14
2015 97.39
2016 97.64
2017 97.86
2018 98.06
2019 98.18
2020 98.29

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Thailand was 99.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 89.81 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 89.81
2001 90.28
2002 90.74
2003 91.20
2004 91.67
2005 92.13
2006 92.60
2007 93.06
2008 93.53
2009 93.99
2010 94.46
2011 94.92
2012 95.39
2013 95.85
2014 96.32
2015 96.79
2016 97.25
2017 97.72
2018 98.19
2019 98.66
2020 99.11

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Thailand was 98.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.41 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 92.41
2001 92.69
2002 92.97
2003 93.25
2004 93.54
2005 93.84
2006 94.14
2007 94.44
2008 94.75
2009 95.07
2010 95.39
2011 95.73
2012 96.06
2013 96.41
2014 96.75
2015 97.10
2016 97.46
2017 97.79
2018 98.13
2019 98.42
2020 98.71

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention