People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador

El Salvador: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador, 2010–2017

00.511.52010201320172010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.62013: 1.62014: 1.62015: 1.62016: 1.62017: 1.6

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in El Salvador stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

El Salvador ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in El Salvador, 2010 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2010 1.6%
2011 1.6% +0.0%
2012 1.6% +0.0%
2013 1.6% +0.0%
2014 1.6% +0.0%
2015 1.6% +0.0%
2016 1.6% +0.0%
2017 1.6% +0.0%

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 53 South Africa 2.4% compare
  2. 54 Rwanda 1.9% compare
  3. 55 Burundi 1.9% compare
  4. 57 Suriname 1.1% compare
  5. 58 Mexico 1.1% compare
  6. 59 Belize 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in El Salvador?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in El Salvador was 1.6% 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
El Salvador ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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