Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China
China: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
145th
of 249 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places China 145th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 145 Andorra 0.0%
- 145 Australia 0.0%
- 145 Australia and New Zealand 0.0%
- 145 Austria 0.0%
- 145 Bahrain 0.0%
- 145 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 145 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 145 Belarus 0.0%
- 145 Belgium 0.0%
- 145 Bermuda 0.0%
- 145 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 145 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 145 Brazil 0.0% compare
- 145 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
- 145 Bulgaria 0.0%
- 145 Canada 0.0%
- 145 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 145 Chile 0.0% compare
- 145 Cyprus 0.0%
- 145 Czechia 0.0%
- 145 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0%
- 145 Denmark 0.0%
- 145 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 145 Estonia 0.0%
- 145 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0%
- 145 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 145 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 145 Finland 0.0%
- 145 France 0.0%
- 145 French Guiana 0.0%
- 145 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 145 Germany 0.0%
- 145 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 145 Greece 0.0% compare
- 145 Greenland 0.0%
- 145 Guadeloupe 0.0%
- 145 Guernsey 0.0%
- 145 Hungary 0.0%
- 145 Iceland 0.0%
- 145 Ireland 0.0%
- 145 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 145 Israel 0.0%
- 145 Italy 0.0%
- 145 Japan 0.0%
- 145 Jersey 0.0%
- 145 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 145 Kuwait 0.0%
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 145 Latvia 0.0%
- 145 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 145 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 145 Lithuania 0.0%
- 145 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 145 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 145 Malta 0.0%
- 145 Martinique 0.0%
- 145 Mayotte 0.0%
- 145 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 145 Monaco 0.0%
- 145 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 145 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0%
- 145 New Caledonia 0.0%
- 145 New Zealand 0.0%
- 145 Norway 0.0%
- 145 Oman 0.0% compare
- 145 Palau 0.0%
- 145 Poland 0.0%
- 145 Portugal 0.0%
- 145 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 145 Republic of Korea 0.0%
- 145 Réunion 0.0%
- 145 Romania 0.0%
- 145 Russian Federation 0.0%
- 145 Saint Barthélemy 0.0%
- 145 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 145 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0%
- 145 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 145 San Marino 0.0%
- 145 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 145 Singapore 0.0%
- 145 Slovakia 0.0%
- 145 Slovenia 0.0%
- 145 Spain 0.0%
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.0% compare
- 145 Sweden 0.0%
- 145 Switzerland 0.0%
- 145 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 145 Tokelau 0.0% compare
- 145 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 145 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 145 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 145 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 145 Viet Nam 0.0% compare
- 145 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 145 South Korea 0.0%
- 145 Reunion 0.0%
- 145 Russia 0.0%
- 145 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 145 United States 0.0%
- 145 Vietnam 0.0% compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in China was 0.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does China rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- China ranks 145th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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