People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 20.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Nigeria is 20.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 20.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.2% | 20.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 32.0% compare
- 9 Angola 25.6% compare
- 10 Mauritania 23.0% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 20.3% compare
- 13 Madagascar 19.9% compare
- 14 Yemen 16.2% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Nigeria was 20.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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