Indicator · TLI ind_waste_management_score
Provincial Solid Waste Management Performance
คะแนนการจัดการขยะมูลฝอย
Source
Pollution Control Department (PCD)
Thai national pollution-control agency; publishes municipal solid-waste handling statistics by province. Refresh: annual.
Goalposts
The 0-to-100 score for this indicator is normalized against fixed methodology goalposts. The values below define the band; click through to the methodology page for the framework that anchors them.
- Score 100
- 95 % disposed
- Score 0
- 30 % disposed
- Direction
- Higher is better
- Anchor
- Fitted to the Thai provincial distribution
Goalposts of 30 percent and 95 percent are fitted to the observed PCD provincial waste-disposal distribution. Lowest-performing provinces sit in the 30 to 40 percent range (rural Northeast, parts of the South); best-performing reach 90 to 95 percent (Bangkok at 100, EEC, well-managed municipal areas). A 0/100 goalpost band would compress almost the entire Thai distribution into the upper-middle range.
Live distribution: 8 of 77 provinces clip at the score-100 ceiling ; 3 of 77 clip at the score-0 floor.
Which Thai province leads on Provincial Solid Waste Management Performance?
8 Thai provinces share the maximum TLI score of 100/100 on Provincial Solid Waste Management Performance; the strongest by raw value are Phuket , Bangkok , and Samut Songkhram (raw values from 100 to 100 % disposed). The bottom of the distribution is Chanthaburi (15 % disposed, score 0/100).
Coverage
76 of 77 Thai provinces. Median score: 64.6. Each province's score is normalized 0–100 against fixed goalposts; a higher score is more favorable.
Reading the columns. Raw value the actual measurement in % disposed. Score normalized 0–100 against fixed methodology goalposts (not a percentile). Higher is better. Why ties? 8 provinces share the score-100 ceiling because their raw values meet or exceed the upper goalpost. 3 share the score-0 floor at the lower goalpost. Provinces beyond the goalposts aren't separated further — that's the trade-off for fixed, year-over-year comparable scoring instead of percentiles.
Top scorers
| Rank | Province | Raw value (% disposed) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phuket | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Bangkok | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | Samut Songkhram | 100 | 100 |
| 4 | Samut Sakhon | 100 | 100 |
| 5 | Nonthaburi | 100 | 100 |
Lowest scorers
| Rank | Province | Raw value (% disposed) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Chanthaburi | 15 | 0 |
| 75 | Prachin Buri | 23.53 | 0 |
| 74 | Lopburi | 28.57 | 0 |
| 73 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 39.02 | 13.9 |
| 72 | Loei | 41.67 | 18 |
Show all 76 provinces ranked Sorted highest to lowest score
| Rank | Province | Raw value (% disposed) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phuket | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Bangkok | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | Samut Songkhram | 100 | 100 |
| 4 | Samut Sakhon | 100 | 100 |
| 5 | Nonthaburi | 100 | 100 |
| 6 | Rayong | 98.28 | 100 |
| 7 | Phitsanulok | 96.55 | 100 |
| 8 | Sukhothai | 95 | 100 |
| 9 | Yala | 92.31 | 95.9 |
| 10 | Lamphun | 90.91 | 93.7 |
| 11 | Ang Thong | 87.5 | 88.5 |
| 12 | Chon Buri | 86.44 | 86.8 |
| 13 | Chiang Rai | 85.29 | 85.1 |
| 14 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 82.98 | 81.5 |
| 15 | Saraburi | 82.61 | 80.9 |
| 16 | Ubon Ratchathani | 82.14 | 80.2 |
| 17 | Lampang | 81.25 | 78.8 |
| 18 | Nakhon Sawan | 81.25 | 78.8 |
| 19 | Khon Kaen | 80.39 | 77.5 |
| 20 | Chiang Mai | 80 | 76.9 |
| 21 | Uttaradit | 80 | 76.9 |
| 22 | Si Sa Ket | 80 | 76.9 |
| 23 | Pattani | 80 | 76.9 |
| 24 | Kamphaeng Phet | 78.95 | 75.3 |
| 25 | Satun | 78.57 | 74.7 |
| 26 | Nan | 77.78 | 73.5 |
| 27 | Songkhla | 77.59 | 73.2 |
| 28 | Sakon Nakhon | 77.42 | 73 |
| 29 | Tak | 76.92 | 72.2 |
| 30 | Phetchaburi | 76.47 | 71.5 |
| 31 | Chai Nat | 75 | 69.2 |
| 32 | Uthai Thani | 75 | 69.2 |
| 33 | Bueng Kan | 75 | 69.2 |
| 34 | Udon Thani | 74.14 | 67.9 |
| 35 | Surin | 74 | 67.7 |
| 36 | Phrae | 72.73 | 65.7 |
| 37 | Nong Khai | 72.22 | 65 |
| 38 | Chachoengsao | 72 | 64.6 |
| 39 | Nakhon Phanom | 72 | 64.6 |
| 40 | Suphan Buri | 71.88 | 64.4 |
| 41 | Nakhon Pathom | 70 | 61.5 |
| 42 | Nong Bua Lam Phu | 70 | 61.5 |
| 43 | Phetchabun | 69.7 | 61.1 |
| 44 | Ratchaburi | 68.75 | 59.6 |
| 45 | Kalasin | 68.42 | 59.1 |
| 46 | Prachuap Khiri Khan | 68.18 | 58.7 |
| 47 | Narathiwat | 67.86 | 58.2 |
| 48 | Phayao | 66.67 | 56.4 |
| 49 | Yasothon | 66.67 | 56.4 |
| 50 | Roi Et | 66.67 | 56.4 |
| 51 | Samut Prakan | 64.66 | 53.3 |
| 52 | Phangnga | 63.64 | 51.8 |
| 53 | Phichit | 63.64 | 51.8 |
| 54 | Trat | 62.5 | 50 |
| 55 | Trang | 62.5 | 50 |
| 56 | Amnat Charoen | 62.5 | 50 |
| 57 | Pathum Thani | 60.53 | 47 |
| 58 | Buri Ram | 60.42 | 46.8 |
| 59 | Kanchanaburi | 59.38 | 45.2 |
| 60 | Maha Sarakham | 59.09 | 44.8 |
| 61 | Sa Kaeo | 57.89 | 42.9 |
| 62 | Sing Buri | 57.14 | 41.8 |
| 63 | Nakhon Nayok | 55.56 | 39.3 |
| 64 | Mukdahan | 54.55 | 37.8 |
| 65 | Chumphon | 52.63 | 34.8 |
| 66 | Phatthalung | 52.63 | 34.8 |
| 67 | Mae Hong Son | 50 | 30.8 |
| 68 | Nakhon Si Thammarat | 48.78 | 28.9 |
| 69 | Chaiyaphum | 48.57 | 28.6 |
| 70 | Surat Thani | 45.83 | 24.4 |
| 71 | Ranong | 44.44 | 22.2 |
| 72 | Loei | 41.67 | 18 |
| 73 | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 39.02 | 13.9 |
| 74 | Lopburi | 28.57 | 0 |
| 75 | Prachin Buri | 23.53 | 0 |
| 76 | Chanthaburi | 15 | 0 |
Methodology
See the methodology page for the full TLI scoring approach, including how this indicator's category Environment & Climate combines with the other six categories via geometric mean.
Cite as: "Provincial Solid Waste Management Performance." Thailand Livability Index, 2026. CC BY-NC 4.0.
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