People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 33.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Somalia recorded 33.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Somalia peaked at 96.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2017.
That places Somalia 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.8% | — |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 74.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 33.7% | 69.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Somalia was 33.7% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Somalia ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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