People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 2.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 2.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Senegal peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 2.2% | 9.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Senegal was 2.2% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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