People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 48.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Senegal stood at 48.1%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Senegal peaked at 58.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 33rd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.2% | — |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 52.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 48.1% | 52.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Senegal was 48.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Senegal ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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