Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 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 Mauritius?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Mauritius was 0.3% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Mauritius ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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