People practicing open defecation in IDA total
IDA total: People practicing open defecation was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in IDA 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in IDA total stood at 12.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in IDA total peaked at 28.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2024.
That places IDA total 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 8 Liberia 33.9% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 14 Angola 25.7% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in IDA total?
- People practicing open defecation in IDA total was 12.0% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for people practicing open defecation?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.