People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 45.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cote d'Ivoire is 45.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 48.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2017.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q2 in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 45.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.1%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 45.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.3%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 46.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 45.3% | 46.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cote d'Ivoire?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Cote d'Ivoire was 45.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2017.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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