People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Serbia
Serbia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, urban in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Serbia peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Serbia ranks 90th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Serbia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Serbia 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Serbia ranks 90th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.