People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Nepal
Nepal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 16.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 16.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Nepal peaked at 95.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2017.
That places Nepal 52nd 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.5% | — |
| 2001 | 90.8% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 53.7% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 16.5% | 49.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Nepal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Nepal was 16.5% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Nepal ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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