People practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation, urban was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Tuvalu ranks 36th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Tuvalu was 1.7% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tuvalu ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.