People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Peru
Peru: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Peru peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Peru ranks 39th 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): Q4 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Peru was 0.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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