People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Palestine

Palestine: People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2005–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Palestine, 2005–2017

00.20.40.62005201120172005: 0.544 lowest2006: 0.544 lowest2007: 0.544 lowest2008: 0.544 lowest2009: 0.544 lowest2010: 0.436 lowest2011: 0.327 lowest2012: 0.218 lowest2013: 0.109 lowest2014: 0 lowest2015: 0 lowest2016: 0 lowest2017: 0 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Palestine peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Palestine 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

People practicing open: Q1 (lowest) … Q1 lowest urban in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Palestine, 2005 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2005 0.5% —
2006 0.5% +0.0%
2007 0.5% +0.0%
2008 0.5% +0.0%
2009 0.5% +0.0%
2010 0.4% -20.0%
2011 0.3% -25.0%
2012 0.2% -33.3%
2013 0.1% -50.0%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.0% —
2016 0.0% —
2017 0.0% —

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%. (35 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 83 Gambia 0.0% compare
  2. 84 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
  3. 85 Turkey 0.0% compare
  4. 86 Belarus 0.0%
  5. 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
  6. 86 Egypt 0.0% compare
  7. 86 Georgia 0.0%
  8. 86 Guinea 0.0% compare
  9. 86 Guyana 0.0% compare
  10. 86 Iraq 0.0% compare
  11. 86 Maldives 0.0%
  12. 86 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
  13. 86 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
  14. 86 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Palestine?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Palestine 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Palestine rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Palestine ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Palestine 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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