People practicing open defecation, rural in Armenia
Armenia: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation, rural in Armenia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Armenia peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Armenia ranks 101st of 171 countries 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, rural in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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- 103 Poland 0.0%
- 103 Portugal 0.0%
- 103 Romania 0.0%
- 103 Russian Federation 0.0%
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.8348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Armenia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Armenia was 0.0% 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, rural recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Armenia ranks 101st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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, rural (% of rural 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.