People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Other small states
Other small states: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 3.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Other small states peaked at 21.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
Other small states ranks 29th of 47 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -53.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Other small states 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 | -53.2% | 7.1% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | +27.1% | 16.9% | 21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 15.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 26 Mozambique 23.5% compare
- 27 Congo 23.0% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 20.4% compare
- 29 Lesotho 19.7% compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.8% compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 18.8% compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 18.7% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Other small states?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Other small states was 3.3% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Other small states rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Other small states ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.