People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 56.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 56.8% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Liberia peaked at 56.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2001.
Liberia ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.4% | — |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.4% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 46.7% | 56.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Liberia was 56.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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