People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guyana
Guyana: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guyana peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Guyana 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -36.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -58.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guyana?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Guyana was 0.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Guyana ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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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