People practicing open defecation, rural in IBRD only
IBRD only: People practicing open defecation, rural was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in IBRD only peaked at 39.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
IBRD only ranks 27th of 45 groups 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.2% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 14.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 5.5% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 24 Sierra Leone 24.8% compare
- 25 Sudan 24.1% compare
- 26 Mozambique 23.5% compare
- 27 Congo 23.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 20.4% compare
- 29 Lesotho 19.7% compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.8% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in IBRD only?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in IBRD only was 5.5% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- IBRD only ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.