People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Eswatini
Eswatini: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 1.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Eswatini, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.7% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Eswatini peaked at 8.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 59th 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Eswatini?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Eswatini was 1.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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