People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.ODFC.RU.ZS•% of rural population•2000 → 2024•171 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
171
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0%
0% – 0.09%
0.09% – 2.13%
2.13% – 8.04%
8.04% – 23.97%
> 23.97%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Countries
50
Median
23.8%
Mean
31.3%
25th pctl
13.7%
75th pctl
43.2%
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Compare trends
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
NigerChadBenin
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| EritreaERI | 88.65% | 2016 | |
| NigerNER | 78.07% | 2024 | |
| ChadTCD | 77.59% | 2024 | |
| South SudanSSD | 75.4% | 2024 | |
| AngolaAGO | 65.52% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 65.15% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 64.13% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 58.89% | 2024 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 57.52% | 2024 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 53.52% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 50.89% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 49.75% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 43.22% | 2024 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 42.29% | 2024 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 38.85% | 2024 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 36.53% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 36.33% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 31.46% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 31.24% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 31% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 30.76% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 26.4% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 24.93% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 24.83% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 24.14% | 2024 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 23.53% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 23.01% | 2021 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 20.44% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 19.7% | 2024 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 18.85% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 18.76% | 2024 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 18.68% | 2024 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 16.65% | 2024 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 15.36% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 14.29% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 14.16% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 13.69% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 12.96% | 2024 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 11.74% | 2024 | |
| SenegalSEN | 11.28% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 10.66% | 2024 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 10.12% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| PanamaPAN | 9.76% | 2024 | |
| CameroonCMR | 9.72% | 2024 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 9.6% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 8.13% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 7.96% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)