People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.0003 units per square kilometre for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in 2024.
The figure is down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 30th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -69.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 43.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -69.5% | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 27 Vanuatu 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Mauritius 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3378 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6324 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 99.03 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4036 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.789 (2100)
- Population density 154.54 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,658 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 30th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.