Proportion of population practising open defecation by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
16.39
Sudan
Lowest
0
Egypt
Median
0.1255
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
533
What the numbers show
Proportion of population practising open defecation is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 16.39 in Sudan; the lowest is 0 in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1255, and the mean is 2.33.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 0.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population practising open defecation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 16.39 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 2 | Djibouti | 15.88 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 4.9 | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.6821 | 2016 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 5 | Libya | 0.5686 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.4005 | 2016 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 7 | Tunisia | 0.2489 | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 8 | State of Palestine | 0.1275 | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1255 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Qatar | 0.0635 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Morocco | 0.0546 | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.0533 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 0.0387 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 0.0045 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 15 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 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.
- World 4.34
- MENA Programme Region 2.95
- MENA Reporting Region 1.56