People practicing open defecation in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation was 66.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation in Niger is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Niger peaked at 81.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2024.
Niger ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.1% | — |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 69.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.0% | 68.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation in Niger was 66.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.