Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation) by country
Countries reporting
161
Highest
67
Eritrea
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
0.9913
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
6,980
What the numbers show
Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 67 in Eritrea; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9913, and the mean is 6.79.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 142 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 234.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population practising open defecation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 67 | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 65.98 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 62.8 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Chad | 62.22 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 47.04 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 45.34 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Namibia | 34.68 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 8 | Liberia | 33.92 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.35 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 10 | Kiribati | 32.36 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 11 | Togo | 32.19 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 29.87 | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 27.01 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 25.72 | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 24.72 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nigeria | 17.96 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 17.79 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 17.53 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.69 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 16.39 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 16.23 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 16.19 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 16.04 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 24 | Djibouti | 15.88 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 15.64 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 15.35 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 14.76 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 28 | Somalia | 14.44 | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 12.63 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 30 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.66 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 11.17 | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 32 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 9.5 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.73 | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 34 | Congo | 8.35 | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 35 | Pakistan | 8.17 | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 7.88 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.74 | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 38 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7.09 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 39 | Wallis and Futuna | 6.92 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 6.82 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 41 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.76 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 42 | Myanmar | 6.75 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 43 | India | 6.73 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 6.19 | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 6.14 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 46 | Kenya | 5.91 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 47 | Dominica | 5.57 | 2017 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 48 | Botswana | 5.43 | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 49 | Cambodia | 5.24 | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 4.96 | 2024 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 4.9 | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 52 | Guinea | 4.66 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 53 | Cameroon | 4.44 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 54 | Mongolia | 4.3 | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 55 | Mali | 3.87 | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 56 | Grenada | 3.54 | 2017 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 57 | Uganda | 3.53 | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 58 | Cabo Verde | 3.42 | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 3.41 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 3.08 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 | 2021 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.85 | 2017 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.53 | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 2.29 | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 2.18 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 66 | Colombia | 2.09 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 67 | Zambia | 2.05 | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Burundi | 1.97 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 69 | Malawi | 1.94 | 2024 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 70 | Peru | 1.92 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 1.83 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 1.81 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 73 | Ecuador | 1.71 | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 1.67 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 75 | Argentina | 1.53 | 2014 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 76 | Gabon | 1.34 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.32 | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 78 | Suriname | 1.21 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 1.2 | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 80 | Rwanda | 1.12 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 81 | Guatemala | 0.9913 | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Aruba | 0.8578 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 83 | Nauru | 0.8231 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 84 | Guam | 0.7332 | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0.722 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6821 | 2016 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 87 | Niue | 0.6024 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 88 | Cook Islands | 0.5906 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.575 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 0.5704 | 2022 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Libya | 0.5686 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 92 | Anguilla | 0.542 | 2017 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 0.5332 | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 0.4574 | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 95 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.4005 | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini | 0.3592 | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 0.3476 | 2016 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 0.3418 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 99 | South Africa | 0.2768 | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Curaçao | 0.2727 | 2017 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 101 | Mauritius | 0.2521 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 102 | Tunisia | 0.2489 | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | 0.23 | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1948 | 2024 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 0.1691 | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1596 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 107 | Samoa | 0.1554 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1427 | 2024 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 109 | Türkiye | 0.1404 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 110 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1316 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 111 | Sint Maarten | 0.1314 | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 112 | Palestine, State of | 0.1275 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahamas | 0.1261 | 2019 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1255 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 0.1074 | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 116 | Tonga | 0.085 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 117 | Qatar | 0.0635 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0.0617 | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia | 0.058 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 120 | Morocco | 0.0546 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Jordan | 0.0533 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 0.0494 | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 0.0484 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Montenegro | 0.0401 | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 125 | Algeria | 0.0387 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0302 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 0.0264 | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 128 | Guyana | 0.0132 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0129 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 130 | Armenia | 0.0105 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | 0.0045 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.0035 | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 0.0011 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 134 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | China | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Greece | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 134 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Montserrat | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Tokelau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- (SDGRC) Central Africa 25.46
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 20.88
- Western Africa (African Union) 20.88
- (SDGRC) West Africa 20.88
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 19.72
- África Occidental y Central 19.72
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 16.62
- World Bank (low income) 16.27
- Central Africa (African Union) 15.74
- África Subsahariana 15.51
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 15.46
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) 15.13