People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
62.3%
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0.0%
Gambia
Median
0.8%
Years covered
18
2000–2017
Data points
1,663
What the numbers show
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 62.3% in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0.0% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 5.0%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,574.2%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.3% | 2017 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 2 | Benin | 42.8% | 2017 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 3 | Namibia | 32.8% | 2017 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 4 | Liberia | 21.5% | 2017 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 19.4% | 2017 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 18.2% | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Togo | 16.2% | 2017 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 15.0% | 2017 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 14.7% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mauritania | 14.0% | 2017 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 12.2% | 2017 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 12 | India | 10.8% | 2017 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 10.5% | 2017 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 14 | Haiti | 9.6% | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 9.5% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 8.8% | 2017 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 7.4% | 2017 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 6.9% | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 5.7% | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 5.5% | 2017 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.1% | 2017 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 22 | Yemen | 3.7% | 2017 | up 721.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 3.5% | 2017 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 3.2% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.9% | 2017 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 2.0% | 2017 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 1.7% | 2017 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 1.5% | 2017 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 30 | Sudan | 1.5% | 2017 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.5% | 2017 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 32 | Gabon | 1.3% | 2017 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 33 | Mozambique | 1.3% | 2017 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 1.3% | 2017 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 35 | Comoros | 1.1% | 2017 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2017 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 37 | Somalia | 1.0% | 2017 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 38 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2017 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2017 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8% | 2017 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 2017 | up 941.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2017 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2017 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2017 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 46 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2017 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 47 | Cameroon | 0.2% | 2017 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% | 2017 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 0.2% | 2017 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 53 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2017 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 54 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 56 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2017 | up 2,574.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Belize | 0.1% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 0.1% | 2017 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2017 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2017 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 0.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2017 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2017 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Angola | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |