People practicing open defecation (% of population)

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People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.

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🌍 World Average (2024):4.94

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214 countries

1🇪🇷Eritrea67.002016 2🇳🇪Niger65.982024 3🇸🇸South Sudan62.802024 4🇹🇩Chad62.222024 5🇧🇯Benin47.042024 6🇸🇧Solomon Islands45.342024 7🇳🇦Namibia34.682024 8🇱🇷Liberia33.922024 9🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe33.352024 10🇰🇮Kiribati32.362024 11🇹🇬Togo32.192024 12🇧🇫Burkina Faso29.872024 13🇲🇬Madagascar27.012024 14🇦🇴Angola25.722022 15🇨🇫Central African Republic24.722024 16🇳🇬Nigeria17.962024 17🇬🇭Ghana17.792024 18🇭🇹Haiti17.532023 19🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire16.692024 20🇸🇩Sudan16.392024 21🇪🇹Ethiopia16.232024 22🇲🇷Mauritania16.192024 23🇲🇿Mozambique16.042024 24🇩🇯Djibouti15.882023 25🇵🇬Papua New Guinea15.642024 26🇸🇱Sierra Leone15.352024 27🇱🇸Lesotho14.762024 28🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.442024 29🇿🇼Zimbabwe12.632024 30🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.11.662024 31🇦🇫Afghanistan11.172024 32🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.9.502014 33🇱🇦Lao PDR8.732024 34🇨🇬Congo, Rep.8.352021 35🇵🇰Pakistan8.172024 36🇹🇱Timor-Leste7.882024 37🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau7.742024 38🇧🇴Bolivia7.092024 39🇲🇭Marshall Islands6.822024 40🇹🇿Tanzania6.762024 41🇲🇲Myanmar6.752024 42🇮🇳India6.732024 43🇱🇨St. Lucia6.192022 44🇸🇳Senegal6.142024 45🇰🇪Kenya5.912024 46🇩🇲Dominica5.572017 47🇧🇼Botswana5.432024 48🇰🇭Cambodia5.242024 49🇻🇺Vanuatu4.962024 50🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.4.902024 51🇬🇳Guinea4.662024 52🇨🇲Cameroon4.442024 53🇲🇳Mongolia4.302024 54🇲🇱Mali3.872024 55🇬🇩Grenada3.542017 56🇺🇬Uganda3.532024 57🇨🇻Cabo Verde3.422024 58🇭🇳Honduras3.412024 59🇵🇦Panama3.082024 60🇻🇪Venezuela, RB3.002021 61🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea2.852017 62🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.532018 63🇮🇩Indonesia2.292024 64🇵🇭Philippines2.182024 65🇨🇴Colombia2.092024 66🇿🇲Zambia2.052024 67🇧🇮Burundi1.972024 68🇲🇼Malawi1.942024 69🇵🇪Peru1.922024 70🇹🇻Tuvalu1.832024 71🇰🇲Comoros1.812024 72🇪🇨Ecuador1.712024 73🇩🇴Dominican Republic1.672024 74🇦🇷Argentina1.532014 75🇬🇦Gabon1.342024 76🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis1.322017 77🇸🇷Suriname1.212024 78🇸🇻El Salvador1.202024 79🇷🇼Rwanda1.122024 80🇬🇹Guatemala0.992024 81🇦🇼Aruba0.862024 82🇳🇷Nauru0.822024 83🇬🇺Guam0.732016 84🇦🇸American Samoa0.722014 85🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic0.682016 86🇯🇲Jamaica0.572024 87🇧🇿Belize0.572022 88🇱🇾Libya0.572024 89🇳🇵Nepal0.532024 90🇹🇯Tajikistan0.462023 91🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.0.402016 92🇸🇿Eswatini0.362024 93🇲🇾Malaysia0.352016 94🇵🇾Paraguay0.342024 95🇿🇦South Africa0.282024 96🇨🇼Curacao0.272017 97🇲🇺Mauritius0.252024 98🇹🇳Tunisia0.252024 99🇭🇷Croatia0.232021 100🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago0.192024 101🇨🇺Cuba0.172024 102🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands0.162024 103🇼🇸Samoa0.162024 104🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.142024 105🇹🇷Turkiye0.142024 106🇲🇩Moldova0.132024 107🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.132017 108🌐West Bank and Gaza0.132024 109🇧🇸Bahamas, The0.132019 110🇸🇦Saudi Arabia0.132024 111🇲🇰North Macedonia0.112024 112🇹🇴Tonga0.082024 113🇶🇦Qatar0.062024 114🇨🇷Costa Rica0.062024 115🇷🇸Serbia0.062024 116🇲🇦Morocco0.052024 117🇯🇴Jordan0.052024 118🇺🇿Uzbekistan0.052024 119🇬🇲Gambia, The0.052024 120🇲🇪Montenegro0.042024 121🇩🇿Algeria0.042024 122🇦🇿Azerbaijan0.032024 123🇬🇾Guyana0.012024 124🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands0.012024 125🇦🇲Armenia0.012024 126🇮🇶Iraq0.002024 127🇬🇪Georgia0.002024 128🇺🇦Ukraine0.002024 129🇦🇱Albania0.002024 130🇦🇩Andorra0.002024 131🇦🇪United Arab Emirates0.002024 132🇦🇺Australia0.002024 133🇦🇹Austria0.002024 134🇧🇪Belgium0.002024 135🇧🇩Bangladesh0.002024 136🇧🇬Bulgaria0.002024 137🇧🇭Bahrain0.002024 138🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina0.002018 139🇧🇾Belarus0.002024 140🇧🇲Bermuda0.002024 141🇧🇷Brazil0.002024 142🇧🇧Barbados0.002024 143🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam0.002024 144🇧🇹Bhutan0.002024 145🇨🇦Canada0.002024 146🇨🇭Switzerland0.002024 147🇨🇱Chile0.002024 148🇨🇳China0.002024 149🇰🇾Cayman Islands0.002024 150🇨🇾Cyprus0.002024 151🇨🇿Czechia0.002024 152🇩🇪Germany0.002024 153🇩🇰Denmark0.002024 154🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.0.002024 155🇪🇸Spain0.002024 156🇪🇪Estonia0.002024 157🇫🇮Finland0.002024 158🇫🇯Fiji0.002024 159🇫🇷France0.002024 160🇫🇴Faroe Islands0.002015 161🇬🇧United Kingdom0.002024 162🇬🇮Gibraltar0.002024 163🇬🇷Greece0.002024 164🇬🇱Greenland0.002022 165🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China0.002024 166🇭🇺Hungary0.002024 167🇮🇲Isle of Man0.002024 168🇮🇪Ireland0.002024 169🇮🇸Iceland0.002024 170🇮🇱Israel0.002024 171🇮🇹Italy0.002024 172🇯🇵Japan0.002024 173🇰🇿Kazakhstan0.002024 174🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic0.002024 175🇰🇷Korea, Rep.0.002024 176🇰🇼Kuwait0.002024 177🇱🇧Lebanon0.002024 178🇱🇮Liechtenstein0.002024 179🇱🇰Sri Lanka0.002024 180🇱🇹Lithuania0.002024 181🇱🇺Luxembourg0.002024 182🇱🇻Latvia0.002024 183🇲🇴Macao SAR, China0.002024 184🇲🇫St. Martin (French part)0.002024 185🇲🇨Monaco0.002024 186🇲🇻Maldives0.002024 187🇲🇽Mexico0.002024 188🇲🇹Malta0.002024 189🇳🇨New Caledonia0.002024 190🇳🇱Netherlands0.002024 191🇳🇴Norway0.002024 192🇳🇿New Zealand0.002024 193🇴🇲Oman0.002024 194🇵🇼Palau0.002024 195🇵🇱Poland0.002024 196🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)0.002024 197🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.002023 198🇵🇹Portugal0.002024 199🇵🇫French Polynesia0.002024 200🇷🇴Romania0.002024 201🇷🇺Russian Federation0.002024 202🇸🇬Singapore0.002024 203🇸🇲San Marino0.002024 204🇸🇰Slovak Republic0.002024 205🇸🇮Slovenia0.002024 206🇸🇪Sweden0.002024 207🇸🇨Seychelles0.002024 208🇹🇭Thailand0.002024 209🇹🇲Turkmenistan0.002024 210🇺🇾Uruguay0.002024 211🇺🇸United States0.002024 212🇻🇬British Virgin Islands0.002016 213🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.002024 214🇻🇳Viet Nam0.002024