People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, urban was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 27 Djibouti 2.7% compare
- 28 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.5% compare
- 30 Nepal 2.4% compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
- 32 Mauritania 1.9% compare
- 33 Vanuatu 1.9% compare
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.1% 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, urban recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.