People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 15.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nigeria is 15.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nigeria peaked at 15.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Nigeria was 15.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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