People practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, rural was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income peaked at 10.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
That places Upper middle income 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Marshall Islands 18.7% compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 17.3% compare
- 34 Botswana 16.7% compare
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.3% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Upper middle income was 0.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.