People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Venezuela
Venezuela: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 3.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 3.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Venezuela peaked at 9.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
That places Venezuela 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 57 Cape Verde 3.4% compare
- 58 Honduras 3.4% compare
- 59 Panama 3.1% compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.5% compare
- 63 Indonesia 2.3% compare
More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Venezuela?
- People practicing open defecation in Venezuela was 3.0% in 2021, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does Venezuela rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Venezuela ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.