People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 35.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 35.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Nigeria peaked at 37.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 22nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.4% | — |
| 2001 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 36.4% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.3% | 36.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Nigeria was 35.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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