People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Honduras

Honduras: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 33.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
33.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
53.3%
in 2000
All-time low
33.5%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Honduras, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 53.3 lowest2001: 51.9 lowest2002: 50.5 lowest2003: 49.1 lowest2004: 47.7 lowest2005: 46.2 lowest2006: 44.8 lowest2007: 43.4 lowest2008: 42 lowest2009: 40.6 lowest2010: 39.2 lowest2011: 37.8 lowest2012: 36.4 lowest2013: 35 lowest2014: 33.5 lowest2015: 33.5 lowest2016: 33.5 lowest2017: 33.5 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 33.5% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Honduras peaked at 53.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2014.

That places Honduras 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 Honduras, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Honduras, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 53.3%
2001 51.9% -2.6%
2002 50.5% -2.7%
2003 49.1% -2.8%
2004 47.7% -2.9%
2005 46.2% -3.0%
2006 44.8% -3.1%
2007 43.4% -3.1%
2008 42.0% -3.2%
2009 40.6% -3.4%
2010 39.2% -3.5%
2011 37.8% -3.6%
2012 36.4% -3.7%
2013 35.0% -3.9%
2014 33.5% -4.0%
2015 33.5% +0.0%
2016 33.5% +0.0%
2017 33.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.0% 40.6% 53.3% 10
2010s 35.3% 33.5% 39.2% 8

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 39 Cameroon 36.7% compare
  2. 40 Mongolia 36.4% compare
  3. 41 Indonesia 34.1% compare
  4. 43 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.2% compare
  5. 44 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.9% compare
  6. 45 Guinea 29.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Honduras?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Honduras was 33.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2014.
How does Honduras rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
Honduras ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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