People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen

Yemen: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 22.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 97 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2015
All-time low
7.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen, 2000–2017

51015202000200820172000: 7.52001: 7.52002: 7.52003: 7.52004: 7.52005: 8.82006: 10.22007: 11.52008: 12.92009: 14.22010: 15.62011: 16.92012: 18.32013: 19.62014: 212015: 22.32016: 22.32017: 22.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen stood at 22.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen peaked at 22.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.

Yemen ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Yemen, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 7.5%
2001 7.5% +0.0%
2002 7.5% +0.0%
2003 7.5% +0.0%
2004 7.5% +0.0%
2005 8.8% +18.2%
2006 10.2% +15.4%
2007 11.5% +13.3%
2008 12.9% +11.8%
2009 14.2% +10.5%
2010 15.6% +9.5%
2011 16.9% +8.7%
2012 18.3% +8.0%
2013 19.6% +7.4%
2014 21.0% +6.9%
2015 22.3% +6.4%
2016 22.3% +0.0%
2017 22.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.5% 7.5% 14.2% 10
2010s 19.8% 15.6% 22.3% 8

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 22 Sierra Leone 23.3% compare
  2. 23 Cambodia 23.3% compare
  3. 24 Haiti 23.2% compare
  4. 26 Ethiopia 21.5% compare
  5. 27 Zambia 21.2% compare
  6. 28 Mongolia 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Yemen was 22.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
Yemen ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4
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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