People practicing open defecation, rural in Low income
Low income: People practicing open defecation, rural was 24.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Low income, 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
Low income recorded 24.0% for people practicing open defecation, rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Low income peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2024.
Low income ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 38.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 29.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.0% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Low income?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Low income was 24.0% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.