People practicing open defecation (% of 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 | Niger | 68.11 | 2020 |
| 2 | Eritrea | 67.00 | 2016 |
| 3 | Chad | 64.07 | 2020 |
| 4 | Benin | 51.58 | 2020 |
| 5 | Namibia | 47.16 | 2020 |
| 6 | Togo | 45.15 | 2020 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 44.79 | 2020 |
| 8 | São Tomé and Principe | 42.63 | 2020 |
| 9 | Madagascar | 42.38 | 2020 |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 39.92 | 2020 |
| 11 | Liberia | 37.68 | 2020 |
| 12 | Mauritania | 30.67 | 2020 |
| 13 | Kiribati | 29.77 | 2020 |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.26 | 2020 |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 25.15 | 2020 |
| 16 | Sudan | 24.01 | 2020 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 23.50 | 2020 |
| 18 | Somalia | 23.12 | 2020 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 21.99 | 2020 |
| 20 | Mozambique | 20.74 | 2020 |
| 21 | Cambodia | 19.28 | 2020 |
| 22 | Nigeria | 18.66 | 2020 |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 18.22 | 2020 |
| 24 | Haiti | 18.13 | 2020 |
| 25 | Angola | 17.97 | 2020 |
| 26 | Ghana | 17.78 | 2020 |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 17.00 | 2020 |
| 28 | Lao PDR | 16.49 | 2020 |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 16.39 | 2020 |
| 30 | Djibouti | 16.18 | 2020 |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 16.13 | 2020 |
| 32 | India | 14.93 | 2020 |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 14.45 | 2020 |
| 34 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 12.03 | 2020 |
| 35 | Guinea | 11.81 | 2020 |
| 36 | Zambia | 11.25 | 2020 |
| 37 | Senegal | 11.25 | 2020 |
| 38 | Tanzania | 10.89 | 2020 |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 10.78 | 2020 |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.33 | 2020 |
| 41 | Botswana | 9.81 | 2020 |
| 42 | Bolivia | 9.79 | 2020 |
| 43 | Nepal | 9.78 | 2020 |
| 44 | Yemen | 9.73 | 2020 |
| 45 | Tuvalu | 8.75 | 2018 |
| 46 | Kenya | 8.51 | 2020 |
| 47 | Congo | 8.45 | 2020 |
| 48 | Mongolia | 8.42 | 2020 |
| 49 | Pakistan | 7.30 | 2020 |
| 50 | Myanmar | 7.00 | 2020 |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 6.79 | 2020 |
| 52 | St. Lucia | 6.20 | 2020 |
| 53 | Indonesia | 6.11 | 2020 |
| 54 | Dominica | 5.57 | 2017 |
| 55 | Cameroon | 5.55 | 2020 |
| 56 | Mali | 4.94 | 2020 |
| 57 | Uganda | 4.68 | 2020 |
| 58 | Malawi | 4.46 | 2020 |
| 59 | Peru | 4.40 | 2020 |
| 60 | Panama | 4.19 | 2020 |
| 61 | Honduras | 4.18 | 2020 |
| 62 | Eswatini | 3.81 | 2020 |
| 63 | Philippines | 3.79 | 2020 |
| 64 | Grenada | 3.54 | 2017 |
| 65 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.36 | 2018 |
| 66 | Venezuela | 3.02 | 2020 |
| 67 | Vietnam | 2.93 | 2020 |
| 68 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.85 | 2017 |
| 69 | Brunei | 2.60 | 2015 |
| 70 | Nauru | 2.59 | 2017 |
| 71 | Colombia | 2.59 | 2020 |
| 72 | Burundi | 2.58 | 2020 |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 2.25 | 2020 |
| 74 | Guatemala | 2.02 | 2020 |
| 75 | Gabon | 2.01 | 2020 |
| 76 | Rwanda | 1.97 | 2020 |
| 77 | Morocco | 1.73 | 2020 |
| 78 | Argentina | 1.58 | 2014 |
| 79 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.32 | 2017 |
| 80 | Suriname | 1.22 | 2020 |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.91 | 2020 |
| 82 | Barbados | 0.82 | 2018 |
| 83 | Jamaica | 0.80 | 2020 |
| 84 | Libya | 0.75 | 2020 |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.68 | 2016 |
| 86 | Guyana | 0.61 | 2020 |
| 87 | Comoros | 0.59 | 2018 |
| 88 | Belize | 0.57 | 2020 |
| 89 | Iran | 0.37 | 2016 |
| 90 | Paraguay | 0.34 | 2020 |
| 91 | China | 0.32 | 2020 |
| 92 | Brazil | 0.30 | 2020 |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 0.30 | 2020 |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.30 | 2020 |
| 95 | Malaysia | 0.28 | 2016 |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.26 | 2017 |
| 97 | Cuba | 0.24 | 2020 |
| 98 | South Africa | 0.22 | 2020 |
| 99 | The Bahamas | 0.22 | 2019 |
| 100 | Uruguay | 0.21 | 2020 |
| 101 | Turkey | 0.15 | 2020 |
| 102 | Samoa | 0.15 | 2020 |
| 103 | Moldova | 0.13 | 2020 |
| 104 | Mauritius | 0.13 | 2017 |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 0.13 | 2020 |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.13 | 2020 |
| 107 | Jordan | 0.11 | 2020 |
| 108 | The Gambia | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 109 | Mexico | 0.10 | 2020 |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 0.09 | 2019 |
| 111 | Montenegro | 0.04 | 2020 |
| 112 | Serbia | 0.03 | 2020 |
| 113 | Tonga | 0.02 | 2020 |
| 114 | Armenia | 0.01 | 2020 |
| 115 | Georgia | 0.01 | 2020 |
| 116 | Monaco | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Lithuania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Latvia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Japan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Lebanon | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | New Zealand | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Romania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Poland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Bahrain | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Australia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Austria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Albania | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Andorra | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Bhutan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Chile | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 0.00 | 2016 |
| 116 | Czech Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Spain | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Fiji | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | France | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Iceland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Israel | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Italy | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Hungary | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Ireland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Canada | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Switzerland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.00 | 2018 |
| 116 | Belarus | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Uzbekistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | San Marino | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Sweden | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Thailand | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Greece | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Croatia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Greenland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Iraq | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Cyprus | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Germany | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Denmark | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Algeria | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Egypt | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Estonia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Finland | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Oman | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Netherlands | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Norway | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Malta | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Macao SAR, China | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Korea | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Seychelles | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Slovak Republic | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Singapore | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Palau | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Portugal | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Qatar | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Russia | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | United States | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Ukraine | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.00 | 2020 |
| 116 | Tunisia | 0.00 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
