Arab Region | Open defecation, rural, percent of rural population (Arab Countries, 2000–2020)
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.
| Location | Year | value |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 2000 | 1.49 |
| Palestine | 2001 | 1.44 |
| Palestine | 2002 | 1.4 |
| Palestine | 2003 | 1.36 |
| Palestine | 2004 | 1.31 |
| Palestine | 2005 | 1.27 |
| Palestine | 2006 | 1.22 |
| Palestine | 2007 | 1.18 |
| Palestine | 2008 | 1.13 |
| Palestine | 2009 | 1.09 |
| Palestine | 2010 | 1.05 |
| Palestine | 2011 | 1 |
| Palestine | 2012 | 0.96 |
| Palestine | 2013 | 0.91 |
| Palestine | 2014 | 0.87 |
| Palestine | 2015 | 0.83 |
| Palestine | 2016 | 0.78 |
| Palestine | 2017 | 0.74 |
| Palestine | 2018 | 0.69 |
| Palestine | 2019 | 0.65 |
| Palestine | 2020 | 0.6 |
| Yemen | 2000 | 42.07 |
| Yemen | 2001 | 42.07 |
| Yemen | 2002 | 42.07 |
| Yemen | 2003 | 40.57 |
| Yemen | 2004 | 39.07 |
| Yemen | 2005 | 37.57 |
| Yemen | 2006 | 36.06 |
| Yemen | 2007 | 34.56 |
| Yemen | 2008 | 33.06 |
| Yemen | 2009 | 31.55 |
| Yemen | 2010 | 30.05 |
| Yemen | 2011 | 28.55 |
| Yemen | 2012 | 27.05 |
| Yemen | 2013 | 25.54 |
| Yemen | 2014 | 24.04 |
| Yemen | 2015 | 22.54 |
| Yemen | 2016 | 21.03 |
| Yemen | 2017 | 19.53 |
| Yemen | 2018 | 18.03 |
| Yemen | 2019 | 16.53 |
| Yemen | 2020 | 15.02 |
| Somalia | 2000 | 81.94 |
| Somalia | 2001 | 79.96 |
| Somalia | 2002 | 77.97 |
| Somalia | 2003 | 75.99 |
| Somalia | 2004 | 74.01 |
| Somalia | 2005 | 72.03 |
| Somalia | 2006 | 70.05 |
| Somalia | 2007 | 68.06 |
| Somalia | 2008 | 66.08 |
| Somalia | 2009 | 64.1 |
| Somalia | 2010 | 62.12 |
| Somalia | 2011 | 60.13 |
| Somalia | 2012 | 58.15 |
| Somalia | 2013 | 56.17 |
| Somalia | 2014 | 54.19 |
| Somalia | 2015 | 52.21 |
| Somalia | 2016 | 50.22 |
| Somalia | 2017 | 48.24 |
| Somalia | 2018 | 46.26 |
| Somalia | 2019 | 44.28 |
| Somalia | 2020 | 42.29 |
| Sudan | 2000 | 63.94 |
| Sudan | 2001 | 63.94 |
| Sudan | 2002 | 63.94 |
| Sudan | 2003 | 63.94 |
| Sudan | 2004 | 63.94 |
| Sudan | 2005 | 61.63 |
| Sudan | 2006 | 59.31 |
| Sudan | 2007 | 57 |
| Sudan | 2008 | 54.69 |
| Sudan | 2009 | 52.37 |
| Sudan | 2010 | 50.06 |
| Sudan | 2011 | 47.74 |
| Sudan | 2012 | 45.43 |
| Sudan | 2013 | 43.12 |
| Sudan | 2014 | 40.8 |
| Sudan | 2015 | 38.49 |
| Sudan | 2016 | 36.18 |
| Sudan | 2017 | 36.18 |
| Sudan | 2018 | 36.18 |
| Sudan | 2019 | 36.18 |
| Sudan | 2020 | 36.18 |
| Syria | 2000 | 3.69 |
| Syria | 2001 | 3.49 |
| Syria | 2002 | 3.3 |
| Syria | 2003 | 3.11 |
| Syria | 2004 | 2.92 |
| Syria | 2005 | 2.73 |
| Syria | 2006 | 2.54 |
| Syria | 2007 | 2.35 |
| Syria | 2008 | 2.15 |
| Syria | 2009 | 1.96 |
| Syria | 2010 | 1.77 |
| Syria | 2011 | 1.58 |
| Syria | 2012 | 1.39 |
| Syria | 2013 | 1.39 |
| Syria | 2014 | 1.39 |
| Syria | 2015 | 1.39 |
Arab Region | Open defecation, rural, percent of rural population (Arab Countries, 2000–2020)
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.