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People practicing open defecation, urban

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, 20240.64%of urban populationAnnual release
vs 2023−0.1 pp0.75%
High since 20003.46% of urban population2000 · World Bank
Low since 20000.64% of urban population2024 · World Bank

Over time

2014 - 2024

Recent years

  1. 20240.64% of urban population−0.1 pp
  2. 20230.75% of urban population−0.1 pp
  3. 20220.87% of urban population−0.1 pp
  4. 20210.99% of urban population−0.1 pp
  5. 20201.11% of urban population−0.1 pp
  6. 20191.22% of urban population−0.1 pp
  7. 20181.34% of urban population−0.1 pp
  8. 20171.46% of urban population−0.1 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
20240.64% of urban population
20230.75% of urban population
20220.87% of urban population
20210.99% of urban population
20201.11% of urban population
20191.22% of urban population
20181.34% of urban population
20171.46% of urban population
20161.58% of urban population
20151.69% of urban population
20141.81% of urban population
20131.93% of urban population
20122.05% of urban population
20112.17% of urban population
20102.28% of urban population
20092.4% of urban population
20082.52% of urban population
20072.64% of urban population
20062.75% of urban population
20052.87% of urban population
20042.99% of urban population
20033.11% of urban population
20023.22% of urban population
20013.34% of urban population
20003.46% of urban population