People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural 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):8.92

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171 countries

1🇪🇷Eritrea88.652016 2🇳🇪Niger78.072024 3🇹🇩Chad77.592024 4🇸🇸South Sudan75.402024 5🇦🇴Angola65.522022 6🇧🇯Benin65.152024 7🇩🇯Djibouti64.132023 8🇸🇧Solomon Islands58.892024 9🇱🇷Liberia57.522024 10🇳🇦Namibia53.522024 11🇹🇬Togo50.892024 12🇰🇮Kiribati49.752024 13🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe43.222024 14🇧🇫Burkina Faso42.292024 15🇨🇫Central African Republic38.852024 16🇲🇬Madagascar36.532024 17🇲🇷Mauritania36.332024 18🇭🇹Haiti31.462023 19🇳🇬Nigeria31.242024 20🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire31.002024 21🇬🇭Ghana30.762024 22🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.26.402024 23🇧🇴Bolivia24.932024 24🇸🇱Sierra Leone24.832024 25🇸🇩Sudan24.142024 26🇲🇿Mozambique23.532024 27🇨🇬Congo, Rep.23.012021 28🇪🇹Ethiopia20.442024 29🇱🇸Lesotho19.702024 30🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.18.852024 31🇿🇼Zimbabwe18.762024 32🇲🇭Marshall Islands18.682024 33🇵🇬Papua New Guinea17.302024 34🇧🇼Botswana16.652024 35🇦🇫Afghanistan15.362024 36🇱🇦Lao PDR14.292024 37🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau14.162024 38🇲🇳Mongolia13.692024 39🇵🇰Pakistan12.962024 40🇹🇱Timor-Leste11.742024 41🇸🇳Senegal11.282024 42🇮🇳India10.662024 43🇹🇿Tanzania10.602024 44🇨🇻Cabo Verde10.122024 45🇨🇴Colombia9.902024 46🇵🇦Panama9.762024 47🇨🇲Cameroon9.722024 48🇲🇲Myanmar9.602024 49🇰🇪Kenya8.132024 50🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.7.962024 51🇦🇷Argentina7.692014 52🇵🇪Peru7.242024 53🇬🇳Guinea7.152024 54🇱🇨St. Lucia7.152022 55🇰🇭Cambodia7.092024 56🇭🇳Honduras6.972024 57🇲🇱Mali6.102024 58🇻🇺Vanuatu6.062024 59🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.052024 60🇪🇨Ecuador4.892024 61🇺🇬Uganda4.182024 62🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines4.032018 63🇮🇩Indonesia3.842024 64🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea3.632017 65🇵🇭Philippines3.252024 66🇿🇲Zambia3.252024 67🇸🇷Suriname3.252024 68🇬🇦Gabon2.622024 69🇸🇻El Salvador2.432024 70🇧🇮Burundi2.282024 71🇲🇼Malawi2.202024 72🇹🇻Tuvalu2.162024 73🇰🇲Comoros2.122024 74🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.1.432016 75🇬🇹Guatemala1.402024 76🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic1.392016 77🇷🇼Rwanda1.252024 78🇲🇾Malaysia1.122016 79🇵🇾Paraguay0.942024 80🇹🇷Turkiye0.612024 81🇸🇦Saudi Arabia0.592024 82🌐West Bank and Gaza0.582024 83🇹🇯Tajikistan0.552023 84🇨🇺Cuba0.452024 85🇧🇿Belize0.442024 86🇯🇲Jamaica0.362024 87🇭🇷Croatia0.362021 88🇲🇰North Macedonia0.272024 89🇲🇺Mauritius0.272024 90🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago0.242024 91🇲🇩Moldova0.232024 92🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands0.232024 93🇲🇪Montenegro0.132024 94🇨🇷Costa Rica0.112024 95🇯🇴Jordan0.112024 96🇺🇿Uzbekistan0.102024 97🇼🇸Samoa0.092024 98🇹🇴Tonga0.082024 99🇷🇸Serbia0.072024 100🇦🇿Azerbaijan0.062024 101🇦🇲Armenia0.032024 102🇺🇦Ukraine0.002024 103🇦🇱Albania0.002024 104🇦🇩Andorra0.002024 105🇦🇪United Arab Emirates0.002024 106🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.002024 107🇦🇹Austria0.002024 108🇧🇪Belgium0.002024 109🇧🇩Bangladesh0.002024 110🇧🇬Bulgaria0.002024 111🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina0.002018 112🇧🇾Belarus0.002024 113🇧🇷Brazil0.002024 114🇧🇹Bhutan0.002024 115🇨🇦Canada0.002024 116🇨🇭Switzerland0.002024 117🇨🇱Chile0.002024 118🇨🇳China0.002024 119🇨🇾Cyprus0.002024 120🇨🇿Czechia0.002024 121🇩🇪Germany0.002024 122🇩🇰Denmark0.002024 123🇩🇿Algeria0.002024 124🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.0.002024 125🇪🇸Spain0.002024 126🇪🇪Estonia0.002024 127🇫🇮Finland0.002024 128🇫🇯Fiji0.002024 129🇫🇷France0.002024 130🇬🇧United Kingdom0.002024 131🇬🇪Georgia0.002024 132🇬🇲Gambia, The0.002024 133🇬🇷Greece0.002024 134🇬🇾Guyana0.002024 135🇭🇺Hungary0.002024 136🇮🇪Ireland0.002024 137🇮🇶Iraq0.002024 138🇮🇸Iceland0.002024 139🇮🇱Israel0.002024 140🇮🇹Italy0.002024 141🇰🇿Kazakhstan0.002024 142🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic0.002024 143🇱🇰Sri Lanka0.002024 144🇱🇹Lithuania0.002024 145🇱🇺Luxembourg0.002024 146🇱🇻Latvia0.002024 147🇲🇦Morocco0.002024 148🇲🇻Maldives0.002024 149🇲🇽Mexico0.002024 150🇲🇹Malta0.002024 151🇳🇱Netherlands0.002024 152🇳🇴Norway0.002024 153🇳🇵Nepal0.002024 154🇳🇿New Zealand0.002024 155🇴🇲Oman0.002024 156🇵🇼Palau0.002024 157🇵🇱Poland0.002024 158🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.002023 159🇵🇹Portugal0.002024 160🇷🇴Romania0.002024 161🇷🇺Russian Federation0.002024 162🇸🇰Slovak Republic0.002024 163🇸🇪Sweden0.002024 164🇸🇿Eswatini0.002024 165🇹🇭Thailand0.002024 166🇹🇲Turkmenistan0.002024 167🇹🇳Tunisia0.002024 168🇺🇾Uruguay0.002024 169🇺🇸United States0.002024 170🇻🇳Viet Nam0.002024 171🇿🇦South Africa0.002024