People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 45.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
45.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 97 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 2000
All-time low
45.3%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 48.32001: 48.32002: 48.12003: 47.92004: 47.72005: 47.52006: 47.42007: 47.22008: 472009: 46.82010: 46.62011: 46.42012: 46.22013: 46.12014: 45.92015: 45.72016: 45.52017: 45.3

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 Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 48.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2017.

That places Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000 to 2017.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.6% 46.8% 48.3% 10
2010s 46.0% 45.3% 46.6% 8

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 14 Lesotho 48.4% compare
  2. 15 Sudan 47.5% compare
  3. 16 Zimbabwe 45.5% compare
  4. 18 Mozambique 42.9% compare
  5. 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.3% compare
  6. 20 Haiti 37.8% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Côte d'Ivoire?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2017.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Côte 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 Côte 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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