Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue

Niue: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
76th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2024
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue, 2011–2024

00.20.40.62011201720242011: 0.5382012: 0.5382013: 0.5382014: 0.5382015: 0.5382016: 0.5452017: 0.5522018: 0.562019: 0.5672020: 0.5742021: 0.5812022: 0.5882023: 0.5952024: 0.602

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.

Niue ranks 76th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%) in Niue, 2011 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2011 0.5%
2012 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2015 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +1.3%
2017 0.6% +1.3%
2018 0.6% +1.3%
2019 0.6% +1.3%
2020 0.6% +1.3%
2021 0.6% +1.2%
2022 0.6% +1.2%
2023 0.6% +1.2%
2024 0.6% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5

Countries ranked near Niue

  1. 73 Naoero 0.8% compare
  2. 74 Guam 0.7% compare
  3. 75 American Samoa 0.7%
  4. 77 Cook Islands 0.6% compare
  5. 78 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  6. 79 Belize 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 268 places →

More infrastructure data for Niue

All data for Niue →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue?
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue 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 Niue?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
How does Niue rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Niue ranks 76th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niue 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/niue/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/niue/">Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Niue</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
268 places, 6,379 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed