People practicing open defecation, rural in Honduras
Honduras: People practicing open defecation, rural was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 7.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Honduras peaked at 30.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.7% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Honduras?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Honduras was 7.0% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Honduras ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.