People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 31.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Yemen recorded 31.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Yemen peaked at 31.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2000.
That places Yemen 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 31.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Yemen was 31.7% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Yemen ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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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