People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Algeria
Algeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Algeria, 2009–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Algeria peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
Algeria ranks 63rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 10.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 108.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Algeria?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Algeria was 0.3% 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): q2 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Algeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Algeria ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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