Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.7% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ecuador peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 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 Ecuador?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Ecuador was 1.7% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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