People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Uruguay stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 199.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Uruguay peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 60th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Uruguay?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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