People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 33.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Liberia, 2001–2017
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 Liberia stood at 33.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Liberia peaked at 59.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.2% | — |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 50.6% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 33.4% | 48.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Liberia was 33.4% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Liberia ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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