People practicing open defecation, rural in Chile
Chile: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Chile, 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 Chile is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Chile peaked at 3.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Chile 103rd 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Chile?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Chile 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Chile ranks 103rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.