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

Peru: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.079 highest2001: 0.078 highest2002: 0.078 highest2003: 0.077 highest2004: 0.077 highest2005: 0.076 highest2006: 0.076 highest2007: 0.076 highest2008: 0.075 highest2009: 0.075 highest2010: 0.074 highest2011: 0.074 highest2012: 0.073 highest2013: 0.073 highest2014: 0.073 highest2015: 0.072 highest2016: 0.072 highest2017: 0.071 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 Peru is 0.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Peru peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Peru 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Peru, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% -0.6%
2002 0.1% -0.6%
2003 0.1% -0.6%
2004 0.1% -0.6%
2005 0.1% -0.6%
2006 0.1% -0.6%
2007 0.1% -0.6%
2008 0.1% -0.6%
2009 0.1% -0.6%
2010 0.1% -0.6%
2011 0.1% -0.6%
2012 0.1% -0.6%
2013 0.1% -0.6%
2014 0.1% -0.6%
2015 0.1% -0.6%
2016 0.1% -0.6%
2017 0.1% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Peru?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Peru was 0.1% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Peru ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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): 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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