People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
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 Tajikistan is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Tajikistan peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Tajikistan ranks 73rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Tajikistan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Tajikistan was 0.2% in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tajikistan ranks 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.