People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Algeria

Algeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Algeria, 2009–2017

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0132009201320172009: 0.011 highest2010: 0.011 highest2011: 0.011 highest2012: 0.011 highest2013: 0.011 highest2014: 0.011 highest2015: 0.011 highest2016: 0.011 highest2017: 0.011 highest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Algeria peaked at 0.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

That places Algeria 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Algeria, 2009 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2009 0.0%
2010 0.0% +0.0%
2011 0.0% +0.0%
2012 0.0% +0.0%
2013 0.0% +0.0%
2014 0.0% +0.0%
2015 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
  2. 41 Mauritania 0.0% compare
  3. 42 El Salvador 0.0% compare
  4. 44 Türkiye 0.0% compare
  5. 45 Egypt 0.0% compare
  6. 46 Colombia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Algeria?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Algeria was 0.0% 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): q5 recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Algeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Algeria ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Algeria 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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