People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Peru
Peru: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 6.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Peru, 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 Peru is 6.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Peru peaked at 35.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2017.
That places Peru 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 20.2% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 6.3% | 18.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Peru was 6.3% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Peru ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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