People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guatemala
Guatemala: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 7.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guatemala, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 7.9% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guatemala peaked at 7.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 33rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guatemala?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Guatemala was 7.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Guatemala ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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