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People practicing open defecation, rural

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.

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Latest, 20241.4%of rural populationAnnual release
vs 2023−0.8 pp2.21%
High since 200020.82% of rural population2000 · World Bank
Low since 20001.4% of rural population2024 · World Bank

Over time

2014 - 2024

Recent years

  1. 20241.4% of rural population−0.8 pp
  2. 20232.21% of rural population−0.8 pp
  3. 20223.02% of rural population−0.8 pp
  4. 20213.83% of rural population−0.8 pp
  5. 20204.64% of rural population−0.8 pp
  6. 20195.45% of rural population−0.8 pp
  7. 20186.26% of rural population−0.8 pp
  8. 20177.06% of rural population−0.8 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
20241.4% of rural population
20232.21% of rural population
20223.02% of rural population
20213.83% of rural population
20204.64% of rural population
20195.45% of rural population
20186.26% of rural population
20177.06% of rural population
20167.87% of rural population
20158.68% of rural population
20149.49% of rural population
201310.3% of rural population
201211.11% of rural population
201111.92% of rural population
201012.73% of rural population
200913.54% of rural population
200814.35% of rural population
200715.15% of rural population
200615.96% of rural population
200516.77% of rural population
200417.58% of rural population
200318.39% of rural population
200219.2% of rural population
200120.01% of rural population
200020.82% of rural population