People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Peru
Peru: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Peru, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Peru is 0.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Peru peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +313.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +75.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +313.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +75.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Peru?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Peru was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Peru ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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