People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Guinea

Guinea: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
29th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Guinea, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.572001: 0.572002: 0.572003: 0.572004: 0.5452005: 0.522006: 0.4952007: 0.472008: 0.4452009: 0.422010: 0.3952011: 0.372012: 0.3452013: 0.322014: 0.2952015: 0.272016: 0.2452017: 0.22

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Guinea stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Guinea peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Guinea 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q4 in Guinea, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Guinea, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6%
2001 0.6% +0.0%
2002 0.6% +0.0%
2003 0.6% +0.0%
2004 0.5% -4.4%
2005 0.5% -4.6%
2006 0.5% -4.8%
2007 0.5% -5.0%
2008 0.4% -5.3%
2009 0.4% -5.6%
2010 0.4% -6.0%
2011 0.4% -6.3%
2012 0.3% -6.8%
2013 0.3% -7.2%
2014 0.3% -7.8%
2015 0.3% -8.5%
2016 0.2% -9.3%
2017 0.2% -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 26 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  2. 27 Niger 0.2% compare
  3. 28 Eswatini 0.2% compare
  4. 30 Namibia 0.2% compare
  5. 31 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  6. 32 Comoros 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Guinea?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Guinea was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Guinea ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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