People practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

People practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016–2024

00.050.10.150.20.252016202020242016: 0.231 % of rural population2017: 0.231 % of rural population2018: 0.231 % of rural population2019: 0.231 % of rural population2020: 0.231 % of rural population2021: 0.231 % of rural population2022: 0.231 % of rural population2023: 0.231 % of rural population2024: 0.231 % of rural population

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 Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 92nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2016 to 2024.
Year % of rural population Change
2016 0.2%
2017 0.2% +0.0%
2018 0.2% +0.0%
2019 0.2% +0.0%
2020 0.2% +0.0%
2021 0.2% +0.0%
2022 0.2% +0.0%
2023 0.2% +0.0%
2024 0.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5

Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands

  1. 89 Mauritius 0.3% compare
  2. 90 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  3. 91 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
  4. 93 Montenegro 0.1% compare
  5. 94 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  6. 95 Jordan 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands?
People practicing open defecation, rural in Turks and Caicos Islands was 0.2% 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 92nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
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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.