AGUACYCLE
East Asia & Pacific

Thailand

Capital: Bangkok · Upper middle income · Pop. 71.7 million

Safely managed drinking water
26.72%
Safely managed sanitation
3,130
m³ freshwater / person / yr
26%
Water stress · Medium

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)

Sanitation tracks closely: 26.72% use safely managed sanitation services and 99.35% have at least a basic service (2024).

Thailand has about 3,130 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 26% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 90% of Thailand's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Thailand have safe drinking water?

Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for Thailand; basic-service estimates may exist.

Does Thailand have enough freshwater?

Thailand has roughly 3,130 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 26% of it annually (medium stress).

Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific