People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 11.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini, 2000–2017
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 Eswatini stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Eswatini peaked at 37.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 23.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.6% | 21.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Eswatini was 11.6% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Eswatini ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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