People practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
100th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.32000201220242000: 0.28 % of rural population2001: 0.271 % of rural population2002: 0.262 % of rural population2003: 0.253 % of rural population2004: 0.244 % of rural population2005: 0.235 % of rural population2006: 0.225 % of rural population2007: 0.216 % of rural population2008: 0.207 % of rural population2009: 0.198 % of rural population2010: 0.189 % of rural population2011: 0.18 % of rural population2012: 0.171 % of rural population2013: 0.162 % of rural population2014: 0.153 % of rural population2015: 0.144 % of rural population2016: 0.135 % of rural population2017: 0.126 % of rural population2018: 0.117 % of rural population2019: 0.108 % of rural population2020: 0.099 % of rural population2021: 0.09 % of rural population2022: 0.081 % of rural population2023: 0.072 % of rural population2024: 0.063 % of rural population

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.

That places Azerbaijan 100th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Azerbaijan, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.3% -3.2%
2002 0.3% -3.3%
2003 0.3% -3.5%
2004 0.2% -3.6%
2005 0.2% -3.7%
2006 0.2% -3.9%
2007 0.2% -4.0%
2008 0.2% -4.2%
2009 0.2% -4.4%
2010 0.2% -4.6%
2011 0.2% -4.8%
2012 0.2% -5.0%
2013 0.2% -5.3%
2014 0.2% -5.6%
2015 0.1% -5.9%
2016 0.1% -6.3%
2017 0.1% -6.7%
2018 0.1% -7.2%
2019 0.1% -7.7%
2020 0.1% -8.4%
2021 0.1% -9.1%
2022 0.1% -10.0%
2023 0.1% -11.2%
2024 0.1% -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan?
People practicing open defecation, rural in Azerbaijan was 0.1% 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
How does Azerbaijan rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Azerbaijan ranks 100th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
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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.