Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 53rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 9 |
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More infrastructure data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.36 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,077 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0902 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,077 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.5% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 53rd out of 213 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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