People practicing open defecation of population in Fiji
Fiji: People practicing open defecation of population was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
133rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.5114
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation of population in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0 for people practicing open defecation of population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Fiji peaked at 0.5114 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Fiji 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5114 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5082 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5049 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4775 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4504 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4237 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3973 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3713 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.345 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3191 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2936 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2686 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2441 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1963 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1731 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1503 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1281 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1062 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0848 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2644. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1596. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation of population in Fiji 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% | 0.0848 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4309 | 0.3191 | 0.5114 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1865 | 0.0848 | 0.2936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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More population data for Fiji
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.51 (2100)
- Population density 48.13 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,775 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.51 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Fiji?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Fiji was 0 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5114 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Fiji ranks 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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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