People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Nepal
Nepal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 7.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 7.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.8% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nepal peaked at 64.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 20th 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): Q4 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 34.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 7.6% | 31.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Mauritania 8.4% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 8.0% compare
- 19 Mozambique 7.9% compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.9% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 6.4% compare
- 23 Haiti 6.2% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nepal?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nepal was 7.6% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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