People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 1.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Gabon, 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): q4 in Gabon is 1.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Gabon peaked at 1.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 34th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Gabon was 1.8% 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): q4 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Gabon ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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