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Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2024
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  1. 1Niger66
  2. 2South Sudan62.8
  3. 3Chad62.2
  4. 4Benin47
  5. 5Solomon Islands45.3
  6. 6Namibia34.7
  7. 7Liberia33.9
  8. 8Sao Tome and Principe33.3
  9. 9Kiribati32.4
  10. 10Togo32.2
  11. 11Burkina Faso29.9
  12. 12Madagascar27
  13. 13Central African Republic24.7
  14. 14Nigeria18
  15. 15Ghana17.8
  16. 16Cote d'Ivoire16.7
  17. 17Sudan16.4
  18. 18Ethiopia16.2
  19. 19Mauritania16.2
  20. 20Mozambique16
  21. 21Papua New Guinea15.6
  22. 22Sierra Leone15.3
  23. 23Lesotho14.8
  24. 24Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.4
  25. 25Zimbabwe12.6
  26. 26Congo, Dem. Rep.11.7
  27. 27Afghanistan11.2
  28. 28Lao PDR8.7
  29. 29Pakistan8.2
  30. 30Timor-Leste7.9
  31. 31Guinea-Bissau7.7
  32. 32Bolivia7.1
  33. 33Marshall Islands6.8
  34. 34Tanzania6.8
  35. 35Myanmar6.7
  36. 36India6.7
  37. 37Senegal6.1
  38. 38Kenya5.9
  39. 39Botswana5.4
  40. 40Cambodia5.2
  41. 41Vanuatu5
  42. 42Yemen, Rep.4.9
  43. 43Guinea4.7
  44. 44Cameroon4.4
  45. 45Mongolia4.3
  46. 46Mali3.9
  47. 47Uganda3.5
  48. 48Cabo Verde3.4
  49. 49Honduras3.4
  50. 50Panama3.1
  51. 51Indonesia2.3
  52. 52Philippines2.2
  53. 53Colombia2.1
  54. 54Zambia2
  55. 55Burundi2
  56. 56Malawi1.9
  57. 57Peru1.9
  58. 58Tuvalu1.8
  59. 59Comoros1.8
  60. 60Ecuador1.7
  61. 61Dominican Republic1.7
  62. 62Gabon1.3
  63. 63Suriname1.2
  64. 64El Salvador1.2
  65. 65Rwanda1.1
  66. 66Guatemala0.99
  67. 67Aruba0.86
  68. 68Naoero0.82
  69. 69Jamaica0.57
  70. 70Libya0.57
  71. 71Nepal0.53
  72. 72Eswatini0.36
  73. 73Paraguay0.34
  74. 74South Africa0.28
  75. 75Mauritius0.25
  76. 76Tunisia0.25
  77. 77Trinidad and Tobago0.19
  78. 78Cuba0.17
  79. 79Northern Mariana Islands0.16
  80. 80Samoa0.16
  81. 81Antigua and Barbuda0.14
  82. 82Turkiye0.14
  83. 83Moldova0.13
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza0.13
  85. 85Saudi Arabia0.13
  86. 86North Macedonia0.11
  87. 87Tonga0.08
  88. 88Qatar0.06
  89. 89Costa Rica0.06
  90. 90Serbia0.06
  91. 91Morocco0.05
  92. 92Jordan0.05
  93. 93Uzbekistan0.05
  94. 94Gambia, The0.05
  95. 95Montenegro0.04
  96. 96Algeria0.04
  97. 97Azerbaijan0.03
  98. 98Guyana0.01
  99. 99Turks and Caicos Islands0.01
  100. 100Armenia0.01
  101. 101Iraq0
  102. 102Georgia0
  103. 103Ukraine0
  104. 104Kuwait0
  105. 104Kazakhstan0
  106. 104United States0
  107. 104Kyrgyz Republic0
  108. 104Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  109. 104Japan0
  110. 104New Zealand0
  111. 104Monaco0
  112. 104Austria0
  113. 104Lebanon0
  114. 104Oman0
  115. 104Switzerland0
  116. 104Norway0
  117. 104Uruguay0
  118. 104Belgium0
  119. 104Italy0
  120. 104Viet Nam0
  121. 104Israel0
  122. 104Iceland0
  123. 104Brazil0
  124. 104Canada0
  125. 104Palau0
  126. 104Ireland0
  127. 104Liechtenstein0
  128. 104Chile0
  129. 104Poland0
  130. 104Netherlands0
  131. 104Bermuda0
  132. 104Puerto Rico (US)0
  133. 104Cayman Islands0
  134. 104Isle of Man0
  135. 104Sri Lanka0
  136. 104Maldives0
  137. 104Cyprus0
  138. 104Portugal0
  139. 104Hungary0
  140. 104Czechia0
  141. 104French Polynesia0
  142. 104Hong Kong SAR, China0
  143. 104Germany0
  144. 104United Arab Emirates0
  145. 104Romania0
  146. 104Bahrain0
  147. 104Russian Federation0
  148. 104Sweden0
  149. 104Turkmenistan0
  150. 104Denmark0
  151. 104Lithuania0
  152. 104Greece0
  153. 104Luxembourg0
  154. 104Thailand0
  155. 104Australia0
  156. 104Singapore0
  157. 104Belarus0
  158. 104Bhutan0
  159. 104Korea, Rep.0
  160. 104Malta0
  161. 104Mexico0
  162. 104Brunei Darussalam0
  163. 104Latvia0
  164. 104Andorra0
  165. 104Finland0
  166. 104Gibraltar0
  167. 104San Marino0
  168. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  169. 104Slovenia0
  170. 104New Caledonia0
  171. 104Macao SAR, China0
  172. 104Bangladesh0
  173. 104Barbados0
  174. 104China0
  175. 104Spain0
  176. 104Bulgaria0
  177. 104Seychelles0
  178. 104United Kingdom0
  179. 104St. Martin (French part)0
  180. 104Estonia0
  181. 104France0
  182. 104Albania0
  183. 104Slovak Republic0
  184. 104Fiji0

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)