People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Peru
Peru: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.1% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Peru peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2017.
Peru ranks 27th 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): Q3 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Peru was 1.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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