Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 67.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea, 2000–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 67.0% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea peaked at 82.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2016.
Eritrea ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 71.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 70.5% | 7 |
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More infrastructure data for Eritrea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.02 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,216 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.02 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,216 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Eritrea was 67.0% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2016.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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