Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%) by country
Countries reporting
174
Highest
67.0%
Eritrea
Lowest
0.0%
Brunei Darussalam
Median
0.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,729
What the numbers show
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 67.0% in Eritrea; the lowest is 0.0% in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 6.6%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 154 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 234.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 67.0% | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 66.0% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 62.8% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 62.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 47.0% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 45.3% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Namibia | 34.7% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 8 | Liberia | 33.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.3% | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 10 | Kiribati | 32.4% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Togo | 32.2% | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 29.9% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 27.0% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 25.7% | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 24.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nigeria | 18.0% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 17.8% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 17.5% | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.7% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.7% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 21 | Sudan | 16.4% | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 16.2% | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 23 | Mauritania | 16.2% | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 16.0% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 25 | Djibouti | 15.9% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 26 | Melanesia | 15.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 15.6% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 15.3% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 29 | Lesotho | 14.8% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 30 | Somalia | 14.4% | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 12.6% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 32 | Micronesia | 12.1% | 2016 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 11.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 35 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 9.5% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Laos | 8.7% | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.7% | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 38 | Congo | 8.4% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 39 | Pakistan | 8.2% | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 40 | East Timor | 7.9% | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 40 | Timor-Leste | 7.9% | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.7% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.1% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 44 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 6.9% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 6.8% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 46 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.8% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 47 | Myanmar | 6.7% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 48 | India | 6.7% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 6.2% | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 51 | Kenya | 5.9% | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 52 | Dominica | 5.6% | 2017 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 5.4% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 5.0% | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Yemen | 4.9% | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 57 | Guinea | 4.7% | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 58 | Cameroon | 4.4% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 59 | Mongolia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 3.9% | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 61 | Grenada | 3.5% | 2017 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 62 | Uganda | 3.5% | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 63 | Cabo Verde | 3.4% | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 3.4% | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.0% | 2021 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9% | 2017 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.5% | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 2.3% | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 2.2% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 72 | Zambia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 74 | Malawi | 1.9% | 2024 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 1.9% | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Tuvalu | 1.8% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 77 | Comoros | 1.8% | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 1.7% | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 80 | Argentina | 1.5% | 2014 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 81 | Gabon | 1.3% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.3% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 83 | Suriname | 1.2% | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 1.2% | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 85 | Rwanda | 1.1% | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 1.0% | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Aruba | 0.9% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 88 | Nauru | 0.8% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 88 | Naoero | 0.8% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 90 | Guam | 0.7% | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Caribbean | 0.7% | 2024 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 92 | American Samoa | 0.7% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Syria | 0.7% | 2016 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.7% | 2016 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 95 | Niue | 0.6% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 96 | Cook Islands | 0.6% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 97 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 98 | Belize | 0.6% | 2022 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 0.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 100 | Anguilla | 0.5% | 2017 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 101 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.4% | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.4% | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Curacao | 0.3% | 2017 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 108 | Curaçao | 0.3% | 2017 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 111 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 113 | Polynesia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2024 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 0.2% | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 117 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1% | 2024 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 119 | Turkey | 0.1% | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 119 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 121 | Moldova | 0.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 123 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.1% | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 124 | State of Palestine | 0.1% | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | 0.1% | 2019 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 128 | Tonga | 0.1% | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 129 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 132 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 135 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 137 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 139 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 141 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Albania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Chile | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | China | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Greece | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Vietnam | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 20.8%
- Middle Africa 16.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 15.5%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 15.1%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 13.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.7%
- Eastern Africa 11.9%
- Southern Asia 6.2%
- Central and Southern Asia 6.0%
- Oceania 4.6%
- World 4.3%
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 4.0%
- Northern Africa 3.1%
- Asia 3.0%
- Southern Africa 2.3%
- South-eastern Asia 2.2%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.9%
- South America 0.8%
- Western Asia 0.8%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.7%
- Central America 0.4%
- Central Asia 0.0%
- Eastern Asia 0.0%
- Southern Europe 0.0%
- Eastern Europe 0.0%
- Europe 0.0%
- Europe and Northern America 0.0%