People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Paraguay
Paraguay: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Paraguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Paraguay is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Paraguay peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Paraguay ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Paraguay?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Paraguay was 0.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Paraguay rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Paraguay ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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