People practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World
Arab World: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World peaked at 2.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Arab World ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Arab World was 0.3% 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, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Arab World ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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, urban (% of urban 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.