How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Indonesia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Indonesia: People practicing open defecation, urban

Botswana

1.4%

in 2024

Indonesia

1.2%

in 2024

Botswana rank

39th

Indonesia rank

42nd

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Botswana
Indonesia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 182 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.9%	11.3%	8.3%	Indonesia
2010s	2.1%	6.1%	4.0%	Indonesia
2020s	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Botswana or Indonesia?: Botswana, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Botswana and Indonesia?: 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Indonesia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Indonesia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: Botswana ranks 39th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 182 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.