People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 64.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau is 64.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 64.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.7% | — |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 56.7% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 61.6% | 64.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Guinea-Bissau was 64.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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