People practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: People practicing open defecation, rural was 1.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, people practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 76th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.4% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 76th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.