People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Senegal, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Senegal stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Senegal peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Senegal?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Senegal was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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