People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Nigeria, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Nigeria is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Madagascar 3.3% compare
- 3 Benin 1.4% compare
- 4 Somalia 1.4% compare
- 6 Ghana 0.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Nigeria?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Nigeria was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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