People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Grenada
Grenada: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 3.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation in Grenada stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Grenada peaked at 3.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
That places Grenada 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 13.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Grenada?
- People practicing open defecation in Grenada was 3.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Grenada ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.