People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Peru
Peru: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 18.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Peru recorded 18.1% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Peru peaked at 56.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2017.
Peru ranks 51st 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8% | — |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 36.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 18.1% | 34.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Peru was 18.1% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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