People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 24.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Senegal is 24.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Senegal peaked at 40.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2017.
That places Senegal 30th 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): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 32.0% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.8% | 31.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Senegal was 24.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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