People practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation, urban was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 13.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia peaked at 28.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2024.
That places Liberia 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Liberia was 13.9% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Liberia ranks 8th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.