Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.9% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Malawi peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 59th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Malawi?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Malawi was 1.9% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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