Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 0 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
134th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1
in 2000
All-time low
0
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 134th of 231 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.
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9945 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9848 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9751 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9556 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9459 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9362 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9265 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9167 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.907 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8973 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8876 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8779 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8681 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8584 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8487 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.839 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8279 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8166 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8054 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8038 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.15. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.8038 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9605 | 0.9167 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8628 | 0.8166 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3219 | 0 | 0.8054 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 131 Iraq 0.0045 compare
- 132 Georgia 0.0035 compare
- 133 Ukraine 0.0011 compare
- 134 Greenland 0
- 134 Liechtenstein 0
- 134 Estonia 0
- 134 Hungary 0
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 134 Kuwait 0
- 134 New Zealand 0
- 134 Bhutan 0 compare
- 134 Belarus 0
- 134 Oman 0 compare
- 134 Malta 0
- 134 Isle of Man 0
- 134 France 0
- 134 Italy 0
- 134 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 134 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 134 United Arab Emirates 0
- 134 Brazil 0 compare
- 134 Slovenia 0
- 134 Fiji 0 compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 0 compare
- 134 Australia 0
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 134 New Caledonia 0
- 134 Japan 0
- 134 Tokelau 0 compare
- 134 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 134 Portugal 0
- 134 Guadeloupe 0
- 134 Albania 0 compare
- 134 Cayman Islands 0
- 134 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 134 Switzerland 0
- 134 Finland 0
- 134 Austria 0
- 134 South Korea 0
- 134 Cyprus 0
- 134 Gibraltar 0
- 134 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 134 Palau 0
- 134 Belgium 0
- 134 Hong Kong 0
- 134 Barbados 0 compare
- 134 French Guiana 0
- 134 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 134 Canada 0
- 134 Mayotte 0
- 134 Bulgaria 0
- 134 Latvia 0
- 134 Sweden 0
- 134 Chile 0 compare
- 134 Faroe Islands 0
- 134 Denmark 0
- 134 Montserrat 0 compare
- 134 Greece 0 compare
- 134 Lithuania 0
- 134 Iceland 0
- 134 Romania 0
- 134 Czechia 0
- 134 Luxembourg 0
- 134 Ireland 0
- 134 Netherlands 0
- 134 Monaco 0
- 134 Singapore 0
- 134 United Kingdom 0
- 134 Falkland Islands 0
- 134 Saint Helena 0
- 134 Lebanon 0 compare
- 134 Andorra 0
- 134 Bermuda 0
- 134 Norway 0
- 134 Poland 0
- 134 Maldives 0 compare
- 134 Russia 0
- 134 Thailand 0 compare
- 134 China 0 compare
- 134 Uruguay 0 compare
- 134 United States 0
- 134 Israel 0
- 134 Vietnam 0 compare
- 134 Macao 0
- 134 Brunei 0 compare
- 134 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 134 San Marino 0
- 134 Bahrain 0
- 134 North Korea 0
- 134 Germany 0
- 134 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 134 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 134 Reunion 0
- 134 Puerto Rico 0
- 134 Egypt 0 compare
- 134 Slovakia 0
- 134 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 134 Martinique 0
- 134 Spain 0
- 134 Mexico 0 compare
More population data for Seychelles
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 116.64 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,508 people (2100)
- Population density 252.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7568 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Seychelles was 0 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Seychelles ranks 134th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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