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Afghanistan: People practicing open defecation

11.17percent · 2024-32.3% since 2014

People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202411.172
202311.66
202212.149
202112.64
202013.132
201913.639
201814.212
201714.784
201615.355
201515.924
201416.494
201317.066
201217.638
201118.211
201018.785
200919.36
200819.936
200720.513
200621.091
200521.67
200422.249
200322.817
200223.373
200123.93
200023.951

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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