Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola
Angola: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 25.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25.7% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola peaked at 31.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2022.
Angola ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.7% | 26.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 29.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 24.7% compare
- 16 Nigeria 18.0% compare
- 17 Ghana 17.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Angola
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80,267 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2119 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80,267 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Angola was 25.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Angola ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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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