People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Mali
Mali: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 6.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Mali, 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
Mali recorded 6.1% 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 11.9% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Mali peaked at 25.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2024.
Mali ranks 57th 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 (% of rural population) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -11.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 6.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Mali?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Mali was 6.1% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mali ranks 57th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.