People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Cape Verde, 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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Cape Verde is 10.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Cape Verde peaked at 71.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 44th 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 (% of rural population) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 68.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -20.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 37.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 48.4% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 22.9% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 10.1% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Cape Verde?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Cape Verde was 10.1% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Cape Verde ranks 44th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.