People practicing open defecation in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People practicing open defecation was 16.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation in Pacific island 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
Pacific island small states recorded 16.7% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Pacific island small states peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2009.
Pacific island small states ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.4559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Pacific island small states?
- People practicing open defecation in Pacific island small states was 16.7% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2009.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Pacific island small states ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.