People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 8.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Ghana, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ghana stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ghana peaked at 15.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
That places Ghana 24th 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): Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ghana?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Ghana was 8.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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