People practicing open defecation in Jordan
Jordan: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Jordan stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Jordan peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 117th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 114 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 115 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 116 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 119 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 120 Montenegro 0.0% compare
More health data for Jordan
- Population, female 5.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 119,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 122,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 121,328 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 122,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 121,116 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 53.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 123,076 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 7.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 122,475 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Jordan?
- People practicing open defecation in Jordan was 0.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Jordan ranks 117th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.