People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 3.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 6.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Nigeria was 3.9% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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