People practicing open defecation, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): People practicing open defecation, rural was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 22.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 46.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.3% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 27.7% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.6% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 22.6% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.