People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 18.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nigeria stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nigeria peaked at 18.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Nigeria was 18.0% 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): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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