People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Guyana

Guyana: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Guyana, 2000–2017

0.050.0750.10.1250.152000200820172000: 0.1432001: 0.1432002: 0.1432003: 0.1432004: 0.1352005: 0.1272006: 0.1192007: 0.1112008: 0.1032009: 0.0952010: 0.0872011: 0.0792012: 0.0712013: 0.0632014: 0.0552015: 0.0472016: 0.0392017: 0.039

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Guyana stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Guyana peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

Guyana ranks 70th 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): Q3 in Guyana, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Guyana, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% -5.6%
2005 0.1% -5.9%
2006 0.1% -6.3%
2007 0.1% -6.7%
2008 0.1% -7.2%
2009 0.1% -7.7%
2010 0.1% -8.4%
2011 0.1% -9.2%
2012 0.1% -10.1%
2013 0.1% -11.2%
2014 0.1% -12.6%
2015 0.0% -14.5%
2016 0.0% -16.9%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Guyana?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Guyana was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Guyana rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
Guyana ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3
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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