People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 82.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Niger is 82.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Niger peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 6th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 91.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.4% | 89.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Niger was 82.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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