People practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation, rural was 31.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire, 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 Côte d'Ivoire is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 61.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 60.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 50.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 37.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.0% | 36.1% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Côte d'Ivoire was 31.0% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.