People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Senegal is 1.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Senegal peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Senegal was 1.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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