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Thailand

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 510,890 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 43% agriculture, 39% forest and 18% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 71,697,030 people (2022)
  • Population density: 137 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 50% lives in urban areas and 47% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 1,206,471,766,714 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 16,827 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 9% from agriculture, 58% from services and 35% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Thailand

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Thailand uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    26 % of the population in Thailand uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    85 % of the population in Thailand has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    25 % of domestic wastewater in Thailand is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    37 % of monitored water bodies in Thailand has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    7 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Thailand (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    23 % of the renewable water resources in Thailand is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    70 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Thailand (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    62 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    11 % of the water basins in Thailand is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    4 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Thailand in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Thailand (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Thailand, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Thailand, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Thailand, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Thailand, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Thailand (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Thailand, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Thailand (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Thailand, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,622 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 6,353 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 866 m3 per capita (2007)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Thailand, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Thailand, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Thailand, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Thailand, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Thailand, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Thailand, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Thailand in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Thailand, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Thailand (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Thailand, progress over time, by sub-sector