People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nepal
Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 12.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nepal stood at 12.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nepal peaked at 17.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 11th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q2 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 14.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nepal?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nepal was 12.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Nepal ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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