People practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation, rural was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia, 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia peaked at 80.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 28th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.7% | — |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.4% | 58.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 33.0% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 20.4% | 30.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % 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 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4 % 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 0.0091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Ethiopia was 20.4% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.