People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 units per square kilometre
World rank
129th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 0 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 129th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2024 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh 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 | -100.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -55.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 126 Algeria 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Iraq 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Ukraine 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Albania 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Andorra 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Australia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Austria 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Belgium 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Bulgaria 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Bahrain 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Belarus 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Bermuda 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Brazil 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Barbados 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Brunei 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Bhutan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Canada 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Switzerland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Chile 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 China 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Cyprus 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Czechia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Germany 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Denmark 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Egypt 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Spain 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Estonia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Finland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Fiji 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 France 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Faroe Islands 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 United Kingdom 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Gibraltar 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Greece 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Greenland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Hong Kong 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Hungary 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Isle of Man 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Ireland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Israel 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Italy 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Japan 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Kazakhstan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 South Korea 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Kuwait 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Lebanon 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Liechtenstein 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Sri Lanka 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Lithuania 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Luxembourg 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Latvia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Macao 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Maldives 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Mexico 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Malta 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 New Caledonia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Netherlands 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Norway 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 New Zealand 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Oman 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Palau 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Poland 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Puerto Rico 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 North Korea 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Portugal 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 French Polynesia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Romania 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Russia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 San Marino 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Slovakia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Slovenia 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Sweden 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Seychelles 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Thailand 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 Uruguay 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 United States 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 British Virgin Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 United States Virgin Islands 0 units per square kilometre
- 129 Vietnam 0 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Bangladesh
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 203,905 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8247 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9442 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.502 (2100)
- Population density 1,602 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 9.15 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 0 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.