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

Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.332 highest2001: 0.311 highest2002: 0.291 highest2003: 0.27 highest2004: 0.249 highest2005: 0.228 highest2006: 0.208 highest2007: 0.187 highest2008: 0.166 highest2009: 0.145 highest2010: 0.125 highest2011: 0.104 highest2012: 0.083 highest2013: 0.062 highest2014: 0.042 highest2015: 0.021 highest2016: 0 highest2017: 0 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 Senegal is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Senegal peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

Senegal ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Senegal, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.3% -6.2%
2002 0.3% -6.7%
2003 0.3% -7.1%
2004 0.2% -7.7%
2005 0.2% -8.3%
2006 0.2% -9.1%
2007 0.2% -10.0%
2008 0.2% -11.1%
2009 0.1% -12.5%
2010 0.1% -14.3%
2011 0.1% -16.7%
2012 0.1% -20.0%
2013 0.1% -25.0%
2014 0.0% -33.3%
2015 0.0% -50.0%
2016 0.0% -100.0%
2017 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Senegal?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Senegal 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Senegal ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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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