People practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: People practicing open defecation, rural was 24.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island small states peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2009.
That places Pacific island small states 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island small states?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Pacific island small states was 24.6% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2009.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Pacific island small states ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.