People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural in Uzbekistan, 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
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Uzbekistan stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Uzbekistan peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Uzbekistan ranks 96th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Uzbekistan?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Uzbekistan was 0.1% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Uzbekistan ranks 96th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.