THAILAND

  • Updated information from Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment - 2022
  • Number of temples: 42,655
  • Number of crematoria: 25,500
  • Note on the statistics of cremations:
    80% of Thai people are Buddhist and therefore cremation is the usual method of disposal. With the exception of the Northern Province where open air cremation in a cemetery is still the custom, crematoria are located at temples which could number 25,500. 
  • The number of deaths is based on the Department of Provincial Administration                                                     

Statistics of cremations

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2022 476,772 595,965 80.00
2023 452,794 565,992 80.00

 

Cremation Organisation:
There is no national cremation society in Thailand. All information is provided by the following organisation.

Siam Funeral Co. Ltd.
30/21 Village No.6 
Klongsi, Klongluang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand