People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Albania

Albania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
87th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Albania, 2000–2017

00.010.020.032000200820172000: 0.029 lowest2001: 0.029 lowest2002: 0.029 lowest2003: 0.029 lowest2004: 0.029 lowest2005: 0.029 lowest2006: 0.029 lowest2007: 0.028 lowest2008: 0.028 lowest2009: 0.028 lowest2010: 0.028 lowest2011: 0.028 lowest2012: 0.028 lowest2013: 0.028 lowest2014: 0.027 lowest2015: 0.027 lowest2016: 0.027 lowest2017: 0.027 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Albania stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Albania peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.

That places Albania 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Albania, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Albania, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0% +0.0%
2002 0.0% +0.0%
2003 0.0% +0.0%
2004 0.0% +0.0%
2005 0.0% -0.5%
2006 0.0% -0.5%
2007 0.0% -0.5%
2008 0.0% -0.5%
2009 0.0% -0.5%
2010 0.0% -0.5%
2011 0.0% -0.5%
2012 0.0% -0.5%
2013 0.0% -0.5%
2014 0.0% -0.5%
2015 0.0% -0.5%
2016 0.0% -0.6%
2017 0.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

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  6. 90 Belarus 0.0%
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  10. 90 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
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  12. 90 Ukraine 0.0% compare
  13. 90 Palestine, State of 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Albania?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Albania was 0.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Albania rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Albania ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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