People practicing open defecation (% of population) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 5.1% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 26.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 17.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in IDA & IBRD total?
- People practicing open defecation in IDA & IBRD total was 5.1% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for people practicing open defecation?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.