People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 63.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Yemen stood at 63.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Yemen peaked at 75.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.3% | — |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 69.8% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.3% | 68.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Yemen was 63.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Yemen ranks 20th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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