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PHUKET NOW · SOURCE-AWARE INTELLIGENCE

Phuket Intelligence — understand the island before you decide.

One place to explore official sources, local context and field evidence before you decide, invest, design, visit or intervene in Phuket.

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How to read evidence on this page

Official source
A direct or linked record from the source owner. Showing it is not an endorsement by or of PLC.
PLC calculation
A transparent calculation PLC made from a cited source. The method is shown.
PLC field evidence
Observations or data collected through a PLC method, with scope, date and method shown.
Community signal
Submitted by people and not verified. A signal, not a fact.
PLC interpretation
A question or synthesis by PLC. Not a source fact.

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Official data · read from the publisher’s API when available

Phuket Snapshot

Visitor Economy — Official annual series

Visitors, tourists and excursionists — Phuket

Latest verified source-catalog period: 2568 (2025) · Agency/GD Catalog metadata updated 23 Jan 2026

The central data.go.th mirror currently displays 2567 (2024), so PLC distinguishes source-catalog freshness from mirror freshness. Figures not yet ingested from the fresher source file.

Source freshness receipt
SourceMetadata dateLatest periodAccessRetrieval
Agency / GD Catalog (Phuket)23 Jan 20262568 (2025)Public CSVRetrieval currently unavailable in PLC runtime
Central data.go.th (secondary mirror)9 Feb 20252567 (2024)API configuredRetrieval unavailable without key
Official source

Licence: Agency / GD Catalog (Phuket) — Open Data Common · Central data.go.th — not specified

Transformation: PLC selects exact source rows for display (one row per year/category), with no summing, forecasting or re-definition. Source category definitions are kept unchanged; please cite the original publisher.

PLC does not own this public record, and showing it does not imply government endorsement.

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Why this is not a 2026 live number

This series is updated once a year. The source catalog lists up to 2568 (2025); the central mirror shows up to 2567 (2024). Reading it via API or file is only an access method — it does not mean the numbers are current.

Access method:API configuredSource unavailable
Catalog publisher
Phuket Provincial Office / สำนักงานจังหวัดภูเก็ต
Data source
Department of Tourism database; rows cite the Phuket Office of Tourism and Sports
Period covered
Central mirror: 2558–2567 BE (2015–2024)
Source last updated its content
9 Feb 2025
Retrieved by PLC
Not retrieved this time
How often it updates
Annual
Area
Phuket province
Unit
People
Licence
Licence not specified in the catalog. Cite the original publisher.
Statistical category definitions

Statistical category definitions used by Thai tourism statistics: a tourist is a visitor who stays at least one night in the province; an excursionist is a visitor who does not stay overnight; “visitors” includes both.

Limitations: Annual series, not live. The agency/GD Catalog source lists 2568 (2025) as its latest period; the central data.go.th mirror still shows 2567 (2024). Figures have not yet been ingested from the fresher source file. Neither describes 2026. Categories overlap (visitors include tourists and excursionists), so do not add them together.

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Most entries link to the owner's source. Only the Phuket visitors dataset is configured for API access; figures appear only after a validated retrieval, and it remains an annual series, not a live feed.

Tourism & Visitor Economy

How are visitor patterns reported, and what do the definitions include?

  • Thailand Open Government Data

    Source owner: Digital Government Development Agency · Scope: Thailand; filter for Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Coverage and update dates vary by dataset.

  • Phuket visitors dataset

    Source owner: Thailand Open Government Data · Scope: Phuket

    API configuredSee Phuket Snapshot

    Check dataset year, definitions and publisher before comparing.

  • Number of visitors

    Source owner: Thailand Open Government Data · Scope: Thailand; check province

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Reporting period and geographic coverage depend on the dataset.

  • Number of tourists

    Source owner: Thailand Open Government Data · Scope: Thailand; check province

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Do not equate tourists with all visitors.

  • TAT Data Catalog

    Source owner: Tourism Authority of Thailand · Scope: Thailand; filter for Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Catalog entries have different periods and access conditions.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Official annual province-level visitor series (source catalog lists up to 2568 / 2025; central data.go.th mirror up to 2567 / 2024).
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
No verified sub-area or seasonal visitor distribution in this registry yet.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
How visitor use feels and works at a specific place.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

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People & Local Economy

What do population and provincial economic series measure?

  • Population statistics

    Source owner: Department of Provincial Administration · Scope: Thailand; select Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Registered population is not the same as everyone living in Phuket.

  • Gross provincial product

    Source owner: NESDC · Scope: Thailand; select Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Annual economic estimates; check reference year and revisions.

  • Population dataset (DOPA)

    Source owner: Department of Provincial Administration (via data.go.th) · Scope: Thailand; select Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Registered population is not everyone living, working or visiting in Phuket. Check the resource date.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Registered population and provincial economic series are published.
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
Registered population does not count everyone living, working or staying in Phuket.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
Local service needs in a particular community.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

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Land, Development & Infrastructure

Where can plans, permits and land-use maps be checked?

  • Permitted construction dataset

    Source owner: National Statistical Office / Thailand Open Government Data · Scope: Thailand; check Phuket coverage

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Permits are not proof that construction was completed.

  • Land-use dataset

    Source owner: Land Development Department · Scope: Thailand; check Phuket coverage

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Check map year and resolution before site-level use.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Plans, permit and land-use sources are linked.
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
Permits do not show completion; map years and resolution vary.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
Current on-the-ground conditions at a site.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

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Water, Waste & Environment

Which official water records exist, and where are the gaps?

  • IWIS water information

    Source owner: Pollution Control Department · Scope: Thailand; check station

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Station readings are not a province-wide assessment.

  • Regional water information

    Source owner: Pollution Control Department Region 14 · Scope: Region 14; check Phuket entries

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Confirm sampling dates and sites at the source.

  • National Thai Water

    Source owner: Office of the National Water Resources · Scope: Thailand; select Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Check each feed's timestamp and station coverage.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Official station readings with dates are available at source.
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
Station readings do not describe every waterway or the whole province.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
Conditions at places without a nearby station.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

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Nature & Biodiversity

What marine/coastal evidence is available, and what needs field checks?

  • Marine and coastal data center

    Source owner: Department of Marine and Coastal Resources · Scope: Thailand; select Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Dataset coverage and survey dates vary.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Marine/coastal survey sources and citizen-science observations exist.
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
Survey dates and coverage vary; observations are not trend evidence.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
Current habitat condition before designing any visitor activity.
  • PLC field evidenceCitizen science (iNaturalist project)

    Species observations stay in iNaturalist as the source of record. Observations are not proof of ecological improvement.

  • PLC field evidenceWater Watch (pilot)

    Pilot community water checks. Not an official water-quality assessment.

  • PLC field evidenceCases and field record

    Documented activities and outputs; activity is not the same as outcome.

  • Community signalVoice to Action

    Community-raised issues. Signals, not official records or verified facts.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

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Plans, Projects & Public Direction

What do published plans say, and who owns each decision?

  • Provincial development plans

    Source owner: Phuket Provincial Office · Scope: Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Lists the Annual Action Plan 2569 and the 5-Year Development Plan 2566–2570 (reviewed for 2569). Check each document's date and project status at source.

  • Long-term provincial plans

    Source owner: Phuket Provincial Office · Scope: Phuket

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    Planning documents; not a live project tracker.

  • BOI information

    Source owner: Thailand Board of Investment · Scope: Thailand

    Official source linkDataset date / PLC checked: Not verified

    National guidance; not a Phuket project approval list.

Known · Missing · Needs field validation
Known (source-backed)Official source
Annual Action Plan 2569 and the reviewed 5-Year Plan 2566–2570 are published.
Missing (no verified source yet)PLC interpretation
A plan listing is not a live record of project status.
Needs field validationPLC interpretation
What is happening on the ground for a specific project.

PLC/community evidence is separate from official records. Explore local context

Need interpretation or field validation?

System map

Phuket is one system, not six separate dashboards.

Tourism numbers matter differently when read beside water, land, resident and ecosystem context. PLC does not merge incompatible datasets into one score — it helps frame the right question and points back to each source.

Connections and decision questions

  1. Visitor economy ↔ People & services

    Who does local infrastructure actually serve across a year?

  2. People & services ↔ Development & infrastructure

    Do published plans match where people live and work?

  3. Development & infrastructure ↔ Water & waste

    What water and drainage context should be checked before building?

  4. Water & waste ↔ Nature & biodiversity

    Where do water readings and ecosystem observations need to be read together?

  5. Nature & biodiversity ↔ Public plans & projects

    Which plan priorities have place outcomes that could be observed?

  6. Public plans & projects ↔ Visitor economy

    How do tourism numbers read beside the direction set in public plans?

Desk data can tell you where to look. Field evidence tells you what to do next.

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Different decisions run on different data clocks.

Older annual data is still useful for long-run context and comparison — it just should not be read as today's situation.

  1. 2026 / 2569

    Phuket Annual Action Plan 2569 and the reviewed 5-Year Development Plan (2566–2570) available from the Phuket Provincial Office.

  2. 2025 / 2568

    Latest period in the Phuket agency / GD Catalog visitor dataset (metadata updated 23 Jan 2026). The central data.go.th mirror still shows 2567 (2024). Figures not yet ingested from the fresher source file.

  3. Other sources

    Check the source date — each publisher updates on its own schedule.

Source registry

Badges describe how PLC reaches each source — not its quality or how recent it is.

Research & Evidence

PLC helps connect official research, field evidence and implementation questions. We link to original reports and do not republish copyrighted material.

Who is doing what in Phuket?

A starting point for owner-published plans, not a project approval register. No individual project status is inferred from a plan listing.

Public plan · LINKED OFFICIAL SOURCE

Provincial development plans

Owner: Phuket Provincial Office · Geography: Phuket

Status: Published plan directory · Last source date: Not verified

Project-level status and dates must be checked in the original plan.

PLC interpretation question (not an official judgement): how does this plan relate to your place?

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Public plan · LINKED OFFICIAL SOURCE

Long-term provincial plans

Owner: Phuket Provincial Office · Geography: Phuket

Status: Published plan directory · Last source date: Not verified

Not a live inventory of approved or active projects.

PLC interpretation question (not an official judgement): how does this plan relate to your place?

Open official source

What PLC adds

Source links, local context, field observation, place linkage, interpretation and pilot/research implementation — not ownership of public records.

How we handle sources

Planning or investing in Phuket?

Check applicable official plans, tourism and economic context, land, water and nature data, and community/place context. Keep source facts separate from PLC interpretation.

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