People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 46.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Ethiopia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 46.5% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Ethiopia peaked at 95.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 34th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.4% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 69.5% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 46.5% | 66.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Ethiopia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Ethiopia was 46.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Ethiopia ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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