People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 22.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 22.8% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Nigeria peaked at 26.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Mozambique 24.8% compare
- 15 Ghana 23.6% compare
- 16 Ethiopia 23.4% compare
- 18 Nepal 21.5% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 21.3% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.0% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Nigeria was 22.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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