People practicing open defecation in Morocco
Morocco: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Morocco peaked at 22.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 116th out of 214 countries 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -51.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -83.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,240 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7884 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3284 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Morocco?
- People practicing open defecation in Morocco was 0.1% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Morocco ranks 116th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.