Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya
Libya: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 99th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 10.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Libya was 0.6% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Libya ranks 99th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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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