People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 67.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 67.2% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Somalia peaked at 88.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.3% | — |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 80.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 67.2% | 78.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Somalia was 67.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Somalia ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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