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

Honduras: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 31.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
31.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 97 countries
All-time high
40.7%
in 2000
All-time low
31.5%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0102030402000200820172000: 40.7 lowest2001: 40.1 lowest2002: 39.4 lowest2003: 38.7 lowest2004: 38.1 lowest2005: 37.4 lowest2006: 36.8 lowest2007: 36.1 lowest2008: 35.5 lowest2009: 34.8 lowest2010: 34.1 lowest2011: 33.5 lowest2012: 32.8 lowest2013: 32.2 lowest2014: 31.5 lowest2015: 31.5 lowest2016: 31.5 lowest2017: 31.5 lowest

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Honduras, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.8% 34.8% 40.7% 10
2010s 32.3% 31.5% 34.1% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 33 Congo 33.4% compare
  2. 34 Eswatini 32.4% compare
  3. 35 Zambia 31.7% compare
  4. 37 Cameroon 31.1% compare
  5. 38 Mali 30.4% compare
  6. 39 Nicaragua 29.1% compare

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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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About this data

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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