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

Guatemala: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Guatemala, 2000–2017

00.050.10.150.22000200820172000: 0.16 highest2001: 0.16 highest2002: 0.163 highest2003: 0.166 highest2004: 0.169 highest2005: 0.172 highest2006: 0.175 highest2007: 0.177 highest2008: 0.18 highest2009: 0.183 highest2010: 0.186 highest2011: 0.189 highest2012: 0.192 highest2013: 0.195 highest2014: 0.198 highest2015: 0.201 highest2016: 0.204 highest2017: 0.207 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guatemala is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guatemala peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Guatemala 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Guatemala, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +0.0%
2002 0.2% +1.8%
2003 0.2% +1.8%
2004 0.2% +1.8%
2005 0.2% +1.7%
2006 0.2% +1.7%
2007 0.2% +1.7%
2008 0.2% +1.7%
2009 0.2% +1.6%
2010 0.2% +1.6%
2011 0.2% +1.6%
2012 0.2% +1.5%
2013 0.2% +1.5%
2014 0.2% +1.5%
2015 0.2% +1.5%
2016 0.2% +1.5%
2017 0.2% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guatemala?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Guatemala was 0.2% 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Guatemala rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Guatemala ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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