People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Liberia
Liberia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 21.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Liberia, 2001–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Liberia stood at 21.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Liberia peaked at 35.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 4th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.3% | — |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 30.7% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.5% | 29.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Liberia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Liberia was 21.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Liberia ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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