Regional grouping :
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Target Target 6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.2.1 Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
Series:
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural //All areas (%)
| Country/Area grouping | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Angola | 38.5 | 37.0 | 35.5 | 34.2 | 33.0 | 31.7 | 30.4 | 29.1 | 27.8 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 23.8 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.3 | ... |
| Botswana | 20.1 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | ... |
| Burundi | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | ... |
| Cameroon | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | ... |
| Cabo Verde | 44.4 | 42.2 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 35.8 | 33.7 | 31.6 | 29.5 | 27.6 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 21.8 | 19.8 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | ... |
| Central African Republic | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.0 | ... |
| Chad | 70.3 | 69.9 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 68.8 | 68.4 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 66.1 | 65.6 | 65.2 | 64.7 | 64.3 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 62.8 | 62.6 | ... |
| Comoros | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congo | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | ... | ... |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | ... |
| Benin | 65.5 | 64.6 | 63.6 | 62.7 | 61.7 | 60.8 | 59.9 | 59.0 | 58.0 | 57.1 | 56.2 | 55.4 | 54.5 | 53.6 | 52.7 | 51.9 | 51.0 | 50.2 | 49.3 | 48.5 | ... |
| Equatorial Guinea | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ethiopia | 67.1 | 64.3 | 61.5 | 58.8 | 56.0 | 53.2 | 50.4 | 47.5 | 44.8 | 42.0 | 39.2 | 36.5 | 33.7 | 31.0 | 28.3 | 25.7 | 23.0 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 | ... |
| Eritrea | 79.0 | 77.7 | 76.5 | 75.2 | 73.9 | 72.6 | 71.6 | 70.5 | 69.4 | 68.4 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.4 | 67.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Djibouti | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | ... |
| Gabon | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ... |
| Gambia, the | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... |
| Ghana | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 | ... |
| Guinea | 25.6 | 24.6 | 23.5 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | ... |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 34.3 | 33.6 | 32.8 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 21.2 | ... |
| Kenya | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | ... |
| Lesotho | 42.6 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 36.2 | 34.7 | 33.2 | 31.7 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 15.0 | ... |
| Liberia | 52.1 | 51.3 | 50.4 | 49.5 | 48.6 | 47.8 | 46.9 | 46.0 | 45.1 | 44.2 | 43.3 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 40.7 | 39.8 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 37.1 | 36.2 | 35.2 | ... |
| Libya | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... |
| Madagascar | 40.8 | 40.5 | 40.2 | 39.8 | 39.4 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 38.2 | 37.8 | 37.5 | 37.1 | 36.7 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 33.6 | ... |
| Malawi | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | ... |
| Mali | 17.3 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | ... |
| Mauritania | 50.8 | 49.5 | 48.2 | 46.9 | 45.6 | 44.3 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 37.9 | 36.6 | 35.4 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 31.7 | 30.5 | 29.2 | 28.1 | 26.9 | ... |
| Mauritius | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | 20.0 | 18.9 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Mozambique | 53.3 | 51.5 | 49.8 | 48.0 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 42.6 | 40.8 | 39.0 | 37.1 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 31.8 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 19.6 | ... |
| Namibia | 55.5 | 54.3 | 53.1 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 49.7 | 48.6 | 47.5 | 46.5 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 40.7 | 39.9 | 39.0 | 38.3 | 37.5 | 37.2 | ... |
| Niger | 80.5 | 79.8 | 79.0 | 78.2 | 77.4 | 76.6 | 75.8 | 75.0 | 74.2 | 73.4 | 72.6 | 71.8 | 71.0 | 70.2 | 69.3 | 68.5 | 67.6 | 66.8 | 65.9 | 65.0 | ... |
| Nigeria | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.4 | ... |
| Guinea-Bissau | 32.1 | 30.7 | 29.3 | 27.9 | 26.5 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | ... |
| Rwanda | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ... |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 66.4 | 65.1 | 63.7 | 62.3 | 61.0 | 59.6 | 58.2 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 54.2 | 52.8 | 51.5 | 50.1 | 48.8 | 47.5 | 46.2 | 44.9 | 43.6 | 42.3 | 42.2 | ... |
| Senegal | 22.3 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | ... |
| Seychelles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Sierra Leone | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 16.4 | ... |
| Somalia | 53.2 | 51.2 | 49.2 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 45.0 | 42.6 | 40.2 | 37.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 32.8 | 31.2 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 21.6 | 21.3 | ... |
| South Africa | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... |
| Zimbabwe | 29.7 | 29.0 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | ... |
| Sudan | 50.3 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 46.2 | 44.1 | 42.1 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 35.9 | 33.8 | 31.7 | 29.7 | 27.6 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 17.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Eswatini | 19.7 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... |
| Togo | 58.6 | 57.6 | 56.6 | 55.6 | 54.6 | 53.6 | 52.6 | 51.6 | 50.6 | 49.5 | 48.5 | 47.5 | 46.5 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.5 | 41.5 | 40.5 | 39.5 | ... |
| Tunisia | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... |
| Uganda | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | ... |
| Egypt | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | ... |
| Burkina Faso | 69.1 | 66.9 | 64.7 | 62.6 | 60.6 | 58.7 | 56.8 | 54.9 | 53.0 | 51.2 | 49.3 | 47.5 | 45.7 | 43.9 | 42.1 | 40.4 | 38.6 | 36.9 | 35.2 | 33.6 | ... |
| Zambia | 25.6 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | ... |
| South Sudan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71.1 | 69.9 | 68.6 | 67.2 | 65.9 | 64.6 | 63.2 | 61.8 | 60.3 | 60.1 | 59.9 | 59.7 | ... |