People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Niger
Niger: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Niger, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Niger stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Niger peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 38th 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: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Niger, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -42.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -74.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Niger was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Niger ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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