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People practicing open defecation

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.

Latest, 20240.99%of populationAnnual release
vs 2023−0.4 pp1.44%
High since 200012.95% of population2000 · World Bank
Low since 20000.99% of population2024 · World Bank

Over time

2014 - 2024

Recent years

  1. 20240.99% of population−0.4 pp
  2. 20231.44% of population−0.5 pp
  3. 20221.89% of population−0.5 pp
  4. 20212.34% of population−0.5 pp
  5. 20202.81% of population−0.5 pp
  6. 20193.27% of population−0.5 pp
  7. 20183.75% of population−0.5 pp
  8. 20174.22% of population−0.5 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
20240.99% of population
20231.44% of population
20221.89% of population
20212.34% of population
20202.81% of population
20193.27% of population
20183.75% of population
20174.22% of population
20164.71% of population
20155.19% of population
20145.68% of population
20136.17% of population
20126.67% of population
20117.17% of population
20107.67% of population
20098.18% of population
20088.69% of population
20079.21% of population
20069.73% of population
200510.25% of population
200410.78% of population
200311.31% of population
200211.85% of population
200112.4% of population
200012.95% of population