People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 35.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 35.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ethiopia peaked at 90.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 23rd 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 61.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 35.2% | 58.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Ethiopia was 35.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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