People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 32.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Eswatini is 32.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Eswatini peaked at 57.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 56.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 43.5% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.4% | 41.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Eswatini was 32.4% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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