Kenya vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural
Kenya
8.1%
in 2024
Yemen
8.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
49th
Yemen rank
50th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 50th of 171 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 38.6% | 20.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 23.1% | 10.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 11.2% | 2.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Kenya ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 50th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.