Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao
Curacao: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Curacao ranks 106th of 247 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 80% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More infrastructure data for Curacao
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 173,926 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.8 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45,974 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 24.79 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Curacao was 0.3% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Curacao rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Curacao ranks 106th out of 247 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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