People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Honduras
Honduras: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 31.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 31.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Honduras peaked at 40.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2014.
Honduras ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 34.8% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.5% | 34.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Honduras?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Honduras was 31.5% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2014.
- How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Honduras ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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