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

Suriname: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.752 lowest2001: 0.752 lowest2002: 0.752 lowest2003: 0.752 lowest2004: 0.752 lowest2005: 0.752 lowest2006: 0.751 lowest2007: 0.751 lowest2008: 0.751 lowest2009: 0.75 lowest2010: 0.75 lowest2011: 0.75 lowest2012: 0.749 lowest2013: 0.749 lowest2014: 0.749 lowest2015: 0.749 lowest2016: 0.749 lowest2017: 0.749 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Suriname is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Suriname peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Suriname ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Suriname, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.8%
2001 0.8% +0.0%
2002 0.8% +0.0%
2003 0.8% +0.0%
2004 0.8% +0.0%
2005 0.8% -0.0%
2006 0.8% -0.0%
2007 0.8% -0.0%
2008 0.8% -0.0%
2009 0.8% -0.0%
2010 0.7% -0.0%
2011 0.7% -0.0%
2012 0.7% -0.0%
2013 0.7% -0.0%
2014 0.7% +0.0%
2015 0.7% +0.0%
2016 0.7% +0.0%
2017 0.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 62 El Salvador 1.1% compare
  2. 63 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  3. 64 Panama 0.8% compare
  4. 66 Somalia 0.5% compare
  5. 67 Montenegro 0.4% compare
  6. 68 Comoros 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Suriname?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Suriname was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Suriname rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Suriname ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname 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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