People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 2.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 2.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Liberia peaked at 14.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
That places Liberia 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.9% | — |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -30.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 10.7% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.4% | 9.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Liberia was 2.4% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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