People practicing open defecation, urban in Niger
Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Niger is 7.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Niger peaked at 22.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
Niger ranks 13th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Niger?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Niger was 7.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.