People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 by country
Countries reporting
77
Highest
86.6%
Chad
Lowest
0.0%
Palestine
Median
6.7%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 86.6% in Chad; the lowest is 0.0% in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 17.6%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 139.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 86.6% | 2017 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 76.2% | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 3 | Togo | 73.5% | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 4 | Namibia | 72.1% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 71.9% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 61.4% | 2017 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 7 | Mauritania | 57.9% | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 8 | Liberia | 52.5% | 2017 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.1% | 2017 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 48.4% | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Madagascar | 44.7% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.9% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | India | 37.4% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 34.8% | 2017 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 31.6% | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 31.1% | 2017 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 29.4% | 2017 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia | 29.2% | 2017 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 19 | Somalia | 28.2% | 2017 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 20 | Nepal | 28.2% | 2017 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 26.7% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 23.3% | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 23.3% | 2017 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 24 | Haiti | 23.2% | 2017 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 25 | Yemen | 22.3% | 2017 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 21.5% | 2017 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 21.2% | 2017 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 28 | Mongolia | 19.5% | 2017 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 16.8% | 2017 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 30 | Laos | 15.7% | 2017 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.1% | 2017 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 14.9% | 2017 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 13.3% | 2017 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 12.9% | 2017 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 35 | Congo | 12.9% | 2017 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 10.1% | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 9.2% | 2017 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 7.9% | 2017 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 6.7% | 2017 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 40 | Indonesia | 6.0% | 2017 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 41 | Tanzania | 6.0% | 2017 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8% | 2017 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 4.4% | 2017 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 44 | Cameroon | 4.1% | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 4.0% | 2017 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2017 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 47 | Gabon | 3.4% | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 3.2% | 2017 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2017 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 50 | El Salvador | 1.6% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Mali | 1.6% | 2017 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 54 | Panama | 1.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Comoros | 0.8% | 2017 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | 0.7% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Burundi | 0.6% | 2017 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 58 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2017 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2017 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2017 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 0.3% | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2017 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2017 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2017 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | 0.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2017 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Vietnam | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |