People practicing open defecation, rural in Euro area
Euro area: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Euro area, 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 Euro area stood at 0.0%. 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 Euro area peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Euro area ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
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- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0348 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Euro area?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Euro area 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Euro area rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Euro area ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.