People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Algeria

Algeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Algeria, 2009–2017

00.10.20.30.42009201320172009: 0.3672010: 0.3672011: 0.3672012: 0.3672013: 0.3672014: 0.3672015: 0.3672016: 0.3672017: 0.367

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Algeria recorded 0.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Algeria peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.

Algeria ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Algeria, 2009 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2009 0.4%
2010 0.4% +0.0%
2011 0.4% +0.0%
2012 0.4% +0.0%
2013 0.4% +0.0%
2014 0.4% +0.0%
2015 0.4% +0.0%
2016 0.4% +0.0%
2017 0.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 53 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 54 El Salvador 0.4% compare
  3. 55 Congo 0.4% compare
  4. 57 Suriname 0.2% compare
  5. 58 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  6. 59 Thailand 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Algeria?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Algeria was 0.4% 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 Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
How does Algeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Algeria ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Algeria 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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