People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 80.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 80.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2014.
That places Niger 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 90.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 80.1% | 88.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Niger was 80.1% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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