People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Other small states
Other small states: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Other small states, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 2.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Other small states peaked at 12.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Other small states ranks 28th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -42.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Other small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -42.9% | 3.4% | 2.0% |
| 2002 | +29.9% | 9.7% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.7% compare
- 31 Afghanistan 11.2% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Other small states?
- People practicing open defecation in Other small states was 2.0% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Other small states ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.