People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 78.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Niger recorded 78.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Niger peaked at 98.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2014.
That places Niger 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 88.7% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 78.7% | 86.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Niger was 78.7% 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): q3 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Niger ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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