People practicing open defecation in China
China: People practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation in China, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in China peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
China ranks 129th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation in China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in China?
- People practicing open defecation in China was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does China rank for people practicing open defecation?
- China ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.