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Here’s what I found on open defecation globally, in Africa, and in Ethiopia, with some maps and stats. If you want, I can get high-resolution data or more recent figures.

Key Facts & Figures

Global

• About 420 million people still practise open defecation worldwide as of around 2023. That’s roughly 5% of the global population. World Bank Blogs
• Since 2000, open defecation has dropped significantly (by ~68%) globally. World Bank Blogs

Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa

• Open defecation is especially still a problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The Conversation
• The pooled prevalence of open defecation in sub-Saharan Africa is about 22.6% (with large variation between countries, from under 1% in some, up to ~70% in others). BioMed Central
• Many of those practising open defecation are in rural, poorer, less educated communities. Poverty, lack of infrastructure, and uneven access to water are key factors. BioMed Central

Ethiopia

• Big improvement: Ethiopia reduced open defecation from about 82% to 29% over the MDG period. UNICEF
• Yet despite that progress, safely managed sanitation (toilets where waste is safely disposed or treated) is low: only about 7% of households in Ethiopia have safely managed sanitation. UNICEF
• The PMA-ET (Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopia) 2021 study predicts that some regions—especially Afar, Somali, Tigray, and parts of Amhara—still have high rates of open defecation. SpringerLink

If you like, I can send a map showing Ethiopia by region with open defecation levels, or show trends over time. Do you want that?