Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan is 11.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan peaked at 24.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 29th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Afghanistan was 11.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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