Nigeria - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Nigeria was 29.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 33.41 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.68 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 33.41
2001 33.22
2002 33.04
2003 32.85
2004 32.66
2005 32.48
2006 32.29
2007 32.11
2008 31.92
2009 31.73
2010 31.55
2011 31.36
2012 31.17
2013 30.99
2014 30.80
2015 30.62
2016 30.43
2017 30.24
2018 30.06
2019 29.87
2020 29.68

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Nigeria was 8.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 13.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.47 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 13.50
2001 13.25
2002 13.00
2003 12.75
2004 12.50
2005 12.25
2006 11.99
2007 11.74
2008 11.49
2009 11.24
2010 10.99
2011 10.74
2012 10.48
2013 10.23
2014 9.98
2015 9.73
2016 9.48
2017 9.23
2018 8.97
2019 8.72
2020 8.47

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Nigeria was 18.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.47 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.66 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 26.47
2001 26.10
2002 25.72
2003 25.34
2004 24.96
2005 24.57
2006 24.18
2007 23.79
2008 23.40
2009 23.01
2010 22.61
2011 22.21
2012 21.81
2013 21.42
2014 21.02
2015 20.62
2016 20.23
2017 19.84
2018 19.44
2019 19.05
2020 18.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors