People practicing open defecation, rural in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, rural was 6.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Vanuatu peaked at 6.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 58th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +27.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Vanuatu?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Vanuatu was 6.1% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Vanuatu ranks 58th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.