People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) - Country Ranking
Definition: 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.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Tomé and Principe | 38.63 | 2020 |
| 2 | Eritrea | 32.90 | 2016 |
| 3 | Benin | 31.46 | 2020 |
| 4 | Namibia | 25.30 | 2020 |
| 5 | Madagascar | 23.65 | 2020 |
| 6 | Liberia | 17.99 | 2020 |
| 7 | Chad | 16.60 | 2020 |
| 8 | Kiribati | 16.17 | 2020 |
| 9 | Togo | 11.88 | 2020 |
| 10 | Niger | 11.44 | 2020 |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.10 | 2020 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 8.47 | 2020 |
| 13 | Cabo Verde | 8.31 | 2020 |
| 14 | Mauritania | 8.25 | 2020 |
| 15 | Haiti | 8.12 | 2020 |
| 16 | Ghana | 7.49 | 2020 |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 6.71 | 2020 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 6.38 | 2020 |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 5.80 | 2018 |
| 20 | Mozambique | 5.06 | 2020 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 5.00 | 2020 |
| 22 | Lesotho | 4.54 | 2020 |
| 23 | Solomon Islands | 4.36 | 2020 |
| 24 | Nepal | 4.23 | 2020 |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 4.05 | 2020 |
| 26 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 3.90 | 2020 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 2.80 | 2020 |
| 28 | Djibouti | 2.71 | 2020 |
| 29 | Nauru | 2.59 | 2017 |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.55 | 2017 |
| 31 | Indonesia | 2.24 | 2020 |
| 32 | St. Lucia | 2.12 | 2020 |
| 33 | Peru | 1.97 | 2020 |
| 34 | Philippines | 1.96 | 2020 |
| 35 | Uganda | 1.88 | 2020 |
| 36 | Gabon | 1.70 | 2020 |
| 37 | Sudan | 1.66 | 2020 |
| 38 | Zambia | 1.57 | 2020 |
| 39 | Congo | 1.54 | 2020 |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 1.48 | 2020 |
| 41 | Rwanda | 1.42 | 2020 |
| 42 | Tanzania | 1.38 | 2020 |
| 43 | Senegal | 1.36 | 2020 |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 1.35 | 2020 |
| 45 | Vietnam | 1.34 | 2020 |
| 46 | Kenya | 1.31 | 2020 |
| 47 | Malawi | 1.23 | 2020 |
| 48 | Honduras | 1.21 | 2020 |
| 49 | Yemen | 1.07 | 2020 |
| 50 | Guinea | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 51 | India | 0.99 | 2020 |
| 52 | Jamaica | 0.96 | 2020 |
| 53 | Guatemala | 0.90 | 2020 |
| 54 | Botswana | 0.90 | 2020 |
| 55 | Myanmar | 0.84 | 2020 |
| 56 | Cameroon | 0.84 | 2020 |
| 57 | Somalia | 0.74 | 2020 |
| 58 | Belize | 0.72 | 2020 |
| 59 | Mongolia | 0.68 | 2020 |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.64 | 2020 |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.60 | 2020 |
| 62 | Eswatini | 0.58 | 2020 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 0.56 | 2020 |
| 64 | Comoros | 0.53 | 2018 |
| 65 | Panama | 0.50 | 2020 |
| 66 | Burundi | 0.47 | 2020 |
| 67 | Mali | 0.36 | 2020 |
| 68 | China | 0.33 | 2020 |
| 69 | South Africa | 0.33 | 2020 |
| 70 | Uruguay | 0.22 | 2020 |
| 71 | Suriname | 0.18 | 2020 |
| 72 | Cuba | 0.12 | 2020 |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.08 | 2020 |
| 75 | Tonga | 0.07 | 2020 |
| 76 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.05 | 2020 |
| 77 | Bolivia | 0.02 | 2020 |
| 78 | The Gambia | 0.02 | 2020 |
| 79 | Samoa | 0.02 | 2020 |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.01 | 2020 |
| 81 | Spain | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | France | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Cambodia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Lao PDR | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Ireland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Iran | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Iceland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Israel | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Italy | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Hungary | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Lithuania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Latvia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Monaco | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Moldova | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Norway | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Palau | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Portugal | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Russia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Oman | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Turkey | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Sweden | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Thailand | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | El Salvador | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Serbia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Poland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Paraguay | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Romania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Greece | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Greenland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Canada | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Switzerland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Finland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Estonia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Germany | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Denmark | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Algeria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Egypt | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Belarus | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Afghanistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Argentina | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Bhutan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Netherlands | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Angola | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Albania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Andorra | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Austria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 0.00 | 2016 |
| 81 | Czech Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Chile | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Malta | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Mauritius | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Macao SAR, China | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Mexico | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Guyana | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Iraq | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Slovak Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Singapore | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | United States | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Ukraine | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Tunisia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 0.00 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
