People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 8.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Afghanistan, 2004–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Afghanistan stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Afghanistan peaked at 23.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.2% | — |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.6% | 23.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 8.5% | 19.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Afghanistan?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Afghanistan was 8.5% 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): q3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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