People practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, rural was 31.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 31.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria peaked at 31.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 30.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.1% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 16 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% compare
- 18 Haiti 31.5% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 21 Ghana 30.8% compare
- 22 Somalia 26.4% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Nigeria was 31.2% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.