People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Liberia

Liberia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 47.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 97 countries
All-time high
47.3%
in 2017
All-time low
37.3%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Liberia, 2001–2017

010203040502001200920172001: 37.3 highest2002: 37.3 highest2003: 37.3 highest2004: 37.3 highest2005: 37.3 highest2006: 38.2 highest2007: 39 highest2008: 39.8 highest2009: 40.7 highest2010: 41.5 highest2011: 42.3 highest2012: 43.1 highest2013: 44 highest2014: 44.8 highest2015: 45.6 highest2016: 46.5 highest2017: 47.3 highest

Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Liberia is 47.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Liberia peaked at 47.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2001.

That places Liberia 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest) in Liberia, 2001 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2001 37.3%
2002 37.3% +0.0%
2003 37.3% +0.0%
2004 37.3% +0.0%
2005 37.3% +0.0%
2006 38.2% +2.2%
2007 39.0% +2.2%
2008 39.8% +2.1%
2009 40.7% +2.1%
2010 41.5% +2.0%
2011 42.3% +2.0%
2012 43.1% +2.0%
2013 44.0% +1.9%
2014 44.8% +1.9%
2015 45.6% +1.9%
2016 46.5% +1.8%
2017 47.3% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.3% 37.3% 40.7% 9
2010s 44.4% 41.5% 47.3% 8

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 1 Niger 72.6% compare
  2. 2 Chad 67.1% compare
  3. 3 Burkina Faso 48.3% compare
  4. 5 Benin 46.3% compare
  5. 6 Togo 40.8% compare
  6. 7 Namibia 33.8% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

More health data for Liberia

All data for Liberia →

Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Liberia?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Liberia was 47.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2001.
How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
Liberia ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Liberia. Statizoid. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-practicing-open-defecation-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q5-highest/liberia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/people-practicing-open-defecation-rural-percent-of-rural-population-q5-highest/liberia/">People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Liberia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed