People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 6.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Gabon, 2000–2017
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 Gabon stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Gabon peaked at 6.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Gabon was 6.0% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Gabon ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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