People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Jordan

Jordan: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Jordan, 2000–2017

0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.152000200820172000: 0.139 lowest2001: 0.132 lowest2002: 0.124 lowest2003: 0.116 lowest2004: 0.109 lowest2005: 0.101 lowest2006: 0.093 lowest2007: 0.085 lowest2008: 0.078 lowest2009: 0.07 lowest2010: 0.062 lowest2011: 0.054 lowest2012: 0.047 lowest2013: 0.039 lowest2014: 0.031 lowest2015: 0.031 lowest2016: 0.031 lowest2017: 0.031 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Jordan peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Jordan 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Jordan, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Jordan, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% -5.5%
2002 0.1% -5.9%
2003 0.1% -6.2%
2004 0.1% -6.7%
2005 0.1% -7.1%
2006 0.1% -7.7%
2007 0.1% -8.3%
2008 0.1% -9.1%
2009 0.1% -10.0%
2010 0.1% -11.1%
2011 0.1% -12.4%
2012 0.0% -14.2%
2013 0.0% -16.6%
2014 0.0% -19.8%
2015 0.0% +0.0%
2016 0.0% +0.0%
2017 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 8

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 77 Albania 0.1% compare
  2. 78 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  3. 79 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  4. 81 Costa Rica 0.0% compare
  5. 82 Paraguay 0.0% compare
  6. 83 Gambia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Jordan?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Jordan was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Jordan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Jordan ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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