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

Jordan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Jordan, 2000–2017

00.0020.0040.0060.0082000200820172000: 0.0082001: 0.0082002: 0.0072003: 0.0072004: 0.0072005: 0.0062006: 0.0062007: 0.0062008: 0.0052009: 0.0052010: 0.0042011: 0.0042012: 0.0042013: 0.0032014: 0.0032015: 0.0032016: 0.0032017: 0.003

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 Jordan is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Jordan peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Jordan 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Jordan, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0% -4.6%
2002 0.0% -4.7%
2003 0.0% -5.1%
2004 0.0% -5.4%
2005 0.0% -5.7%
2006 0.0% -6.0%
2007 0.0% -6.4%
2008 0.0% -6.8%
2009 0.0% -7.3%
2010 0.0% -7.9%
2011 0.0% -8.6%
2012 0.0% -9.4%
2013 0.0% -10.4%
2014 0.0% -11.6%
2015 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Jordan?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Jordan 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Jordan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Jordan ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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