People practicing open defecation, rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): People practicing open defecation, rural was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 9.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 81.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2024.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th 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 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.3% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 54.4% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 24.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.2% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 14 Burkina Faso 42.3% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 16 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% compare
- 18 Haiti 31.5% compare
- 19 Nigeria 31.2% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 9.2% 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2024.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.