People practicing open defecation in IBRD only
IBRD only: People practicing open defecation was 2.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in IBRD only stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in IBRD only peaked at 25.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
That places IBRD only 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.1% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 24 Djibouti 15.9% compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 15.6% compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 15.3% compare
- 27 Lesotho 14.8% compare
- 28 Somalia 14.4% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 12.6% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.7% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 15.5% (2025)
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in IBRD only?
- People practicing open defecation in IBRD only was 2.4% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for people practicing open defecation?
- IBRD only ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.