People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Lesotho
Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 3.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Lesotho, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.4% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Lesotho peaked at 15.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 35th 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): Q5 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 7.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Lesotho?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Lesotho was 3.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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