People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in India
India: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 81.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in India, 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 India is 81.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in India peaked at 94.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2017.
That places India 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.1% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 89.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 81.8% | 88.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in India?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in India was 81.8% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2017.
- How does India rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- India ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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