People practicing open defecation of population in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.1427 in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0.1427 for people practicing open defecation of population in 2024.
The figure is down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1427, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 108th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.995 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9529 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9109 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8692 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8277 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7865 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7467 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7069 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6672 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6275 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5879 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5485 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5091 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4691 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1433 | -69.5% |
| 2021 | 0.143 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1428 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1427 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1427 | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.1427 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5704, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population 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% | 0.4691 | 0.1433 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.8692 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6477 | 0.4691 | 0.8277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1429 | 0.1427 | 0.1433 | 5 |
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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 in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.1427 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1427 in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population 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 Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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