People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA blend
IDA blend: People practicing open defecation, rural was 17.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 17.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in IDA blend peaked at 33.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 12th 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 21.3% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 9 Liberia 57.5% compare
- 10 Namibia 53.5% compare
- 11 Togo 50.9% compare
- 12 Kiribati 49.7% compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 43.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 42.3% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in IDA blend?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in IDA blend was 17.2% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.