People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Nepal
Nepal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 33.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 33.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nepal peaked at 76.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q3 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 74.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 53.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 33.0% | 51.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nepal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Nepal was 33.0% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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