People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Jordan
Jordan: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Jordan peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Jordan 95th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (% of rural population) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -27.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 42% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.8% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2% compare
- 93 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 97 Samoa 0.1% compare
- 98 Tonga 0.1% compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Jordan?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Jordan was 0.1% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Jordan ranks 95th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.