Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco
Morocco: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco peaked at 22.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 132nd of 249 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -51.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -83.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -42.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -83.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 2.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More infrastructure data for Morocco
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 153.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.04 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.98 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0797 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Morocco was 0.1% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Morocco ranks 132nd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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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