People practicing open defecation, urban in Armenia
Armenia: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
95th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation, urban in Armenia, 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
Armenia recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Armenia peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Armenia ranks 95th of 182 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, urban in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -72.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Armenia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Armenia was 0.0% 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Armenia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Armenia ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.