People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban 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):1.69

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182 countries

1🇪🇷Eritrea32.902016 2🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe30.402024 3🇧🇯Benin29.412024 4🇰🇮Kiribati20.002024 5🇳🇦Namibia19.752024 6🇸🇸South Sudan16.952024 7🇹🇩Chad15.352024 8🇱🇷Liberia13.892024 9🇲🇬Madagascar13.442024 10🇹🇬Togo9.392024 11🇬🇭Ghana9.102024 12🇭🇹Haiti8.122023 13🇳🇪Niger7.942024 14🇸🇧Solomon Islands7.712024 15🇳🇬Nigeria7.112024 16🇦🇴Angola7.062022 17🇨🇫Central African Republic6.842024 18🇵🇬Papua New Guinea5.322024 19🇧🇫Burkina Faso4.842024 20🇲🇿Mozambique4.482024 21🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire4.332024 22🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.3.902024 23🇱🇸Lesotho3.712024 24🇲🇭Marshall Islands3.712024 25🇸🇱Sierra Leone3.662024 26🇸🇩Sudan3.042024 27🇩🇯Djibouti2.712023 28🇪🇹Ethiopia2.662024 29🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea2.552017 30🇳🇵Nepal2.382024 31🇱🇨St. Lucia2.122022 32🇲🇷Mauritania1.872024 33🇻🇺Vanuatu1.862024 34🇺🇬Uganda1.802024 35🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.762024 36🇹🇻Tuvalu1.662024 37🇨🇬Congo, Rep.1.542021 38🇸🇿Eswatini1.442024 39🇧🇼Botswana1.382024 40🇲🇱Mali1.342024 41🇬🇦Gabon1.222024 42🇮🇩Indonesia1.222024 43🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.162018 44🇭🇳Honduras1.122024 45🇰🇲Comoros1.102024 46🇩🇴Dominican Republic1.082024 47🇵🇭Philippines1.052024 48🇸🇳Senegal1.022024 49🇨🇲Cameroon0.912024 50🇲🇼Malawi0.842024 51🇳🇷Nauru0.822024 52🇲🇲Myanmar0.812024 53🇸🇻El Salvador0.812024 54🇰🇪Kenya0.752024 55🇯🇲Jamaica0.732024 56🇧🇿Belize0.722022 57🇿🇲Zambia0.682024 58🇬🇳Guinea0.672024 59🇬🇹Guatemala0.642024 60🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.592024 61🇷🇼Rwanda0.542024 62🇹🇿Tanzania0.532024 63🇵🇪Peru0.522024 64🇵🇰Pakistan0.482024 65🇼🇸Samoa0.472024 66🇨🇴Colombia0.452024 67🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.0.402024 68🇿🇦South Africa0.402024 69🇹🇳Tunisia0.352024 70🇨🇻Cabo Verde0.332024 71🇧🇮Burundi0.282024 72🇲🇺Mauritius0.232024 73🇹🇯Tajikistan0.222023 74🇵🇦Panama0.202024 75🇸🇷Suriname0.182024 76🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau0.172024 77🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago0.162024 78🇲🇳Mongolia0.142024 79🇭🇷Croatia0.132021 80🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.132017 81🇨🇺Cuba0.092024 82🇹🇴Tonga0.092024 83🇲🇦Morocco0.082024 84🇬🇲Gambia, The0.072024 85🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic0.052024 86🇨🇷Costa Rica0.052024 87🇩🇿Algeria0.052024 88🇬🇾Guyana0.052024 89🇯🇴Jordan0.052024 90🇷🇸Serbia0.052024 91🇸🇦Saudi Arabia0.042024 92🇮🇶Iraq0.012024 93🇬🇪Georgia0.012024 94🇹🇷Turkiye0.012024 95🇦🇫Afghanistan0.002024 96🇦🇱Albania0.002024 97🇦🇩Andorra0.002024 98🇦🇪United Arab Emirates0.002024 99🇦🇷Argentina0.002024 100🇦🇲Armenia0.002024 101🇦🇹Austria0.002024 102🇦🇿Azerbaijan0.002024 103🇧🇪Belgium0.002024 104🇧🇩Bangladesh0.002024 105🇧🇬Bulgaria0.002024 106🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina0.002024 107🇧🇾Belarus0.002024 108🇧🇲Bermuda0.002024 109🇧🇴Bolivia0.002024 110🇧🇷Brazil0.002024 111🇧🇹Bhutan0.002024 112🇨🇦Canada0.002024 113🇨🇭Switzerland0.002024 114🇨🇱Chile0.002024 115🇨🇳China0.002024 116🇰🇾Cayman Islands0.002024 117🇨🇾Cyprus0.002024 118🇨🇿Czechia0.002024 119🇩🇪Germany0.002024 120🇩🇰Denmark0.002024 121🇪🇨Ecuador0.002024 122🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.0.002024 123🇪🇸Spain0.002024 124🇪🇪Estonia0.002024 125🇫🇮Finland0.002024 126🇫🇯Fiji0.002024 127🇫🇷France0.002024 128🇬🇧United Kingdom0.002024 129🇬🇮Gibraltar0.002024 130🇬🇷Greece0.002024 131🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China0.002024 132🇭🇺Hungary0.002024 133🇮🇳India0.002024 134🇮🇪Ireland0.002024 135🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.0.002024 136🇮🇸Iceland0.002024 137🇮🇱Israel0.002024 138🇮🇹Italy0.002024 139🇰🇿Kazakhstan0.002024 140🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic0.002024 141🇰🇭Cambodia0.002024 142🇰🇼Kuwait0.002024 143🇱🇦Lao PDR0.002024 144🇱🇰Sri Lanka0.002024 145🇱🇹Lithuania0.002024 146🇱🇺Luxembourg0.002024 147🇱🇻Latvia0.002024 148🇲🇴Macao SAR, China0.002024 149🇲🇫St. Martin (French part)0.002024 150🇲🇨Monaco0.002024 151🇲🇩Moldova0.002024 152🇲🇻Maldives0.002024 153🇲🇽Mexico0.002024 154🇲🇰North Macedonia0.002024 155🇲🇹Malta0.002024 156🇲🇪Montenegro0.002024 157🇲🇾Malaysia0.002024 158🇳🇱Netherlands0.002024 159🇳🇴Norway0.002024 160🇳🇿New Zealand0.002024 161🇴🇲Oman0.002024 162🇵🇼Palau0.002024 163🇵🇱Poland0.002024 164🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.002023 165🇵🇹Portugal0.002024 166🇵🇾Paraguay0.002024 167🌐West Bank and Gaza0.002024 168🇷🇴Romania0.002024 169🇷🇺Russian Federation0.002024 170🇸🇬Singapore0.002024 171🇸🇰Slovak Republic0.002024 172🇸🇪Sweden0.002024 173🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands0.002024 174🇹🇭Thailand0.002024 175🇹🇲Turkmenistan0.002024 176🇹🇱Timor-Leste0.002024 177🇺🇦Ukraine0.002024 178🇺🇾Uruguay0.002024 179🇺🇸United States0.002024 180🇺🇿Uzbekistan0.002024 181🇻🇳Viet Nam0.002024 182🇿🇼Zimbabwe0.002024