Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada
Grenada: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 3.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada is 3.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada peaked at 3.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 61st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 20.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 10.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More infrastructure data for Grenada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111,955 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.76 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16,991 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.53 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -34.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 16,991 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9576 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Grenada was 3.5% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Grenada ranks 61st out of 249 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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