People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Syria
Syria: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 1.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Syria, 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 Syria 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 Syria peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
Syria 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 (% of rural population) in Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 24.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Syria?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Syria ranks 76th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.