People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Nepal
Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 5.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Nepal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Nepal stood at 5.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Nepal peaked at 5.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 9th 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): Q3 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Nepal?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Nepal was 5.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Nepal ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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