People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Togo
Togo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 2.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Togo stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Togo peaked at 12.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2017.
Togo ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.6% | 6.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Togo?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Togo was 2.6% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
- How does Togo rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Togo ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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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