People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada

Grenada: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0104 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0104 units per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0055 units per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada, 2000–2017

00.0030.0050.0070.012000200820172000: 0.006 units per square kilometre2001: 0.006 units per square kilometre2002: 0.006 units per square kilometre2003: 0.007 units per square kilometre2004: 0.007 units per square kilometre2005: 0.007 units per square kilometre2006: 0.008 units per square kilometre2007: 0.008 units per square kilometre2008: 0.009 units per square kilometre2009: 0.009 units per square kilometre2010: 0.009 units per square kilometre2011: 0.01 units per square kilometre2012: 0.01 units per square kilometre2013: 0.01 units per square kilometre2014: 0.01 units per square kilometre2015: 0.01 units per square kilometre2016: 0.01 units per square kilometre2017: 0.01 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Grenada recorded 0.0104 units per square kilometre for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada peaked at 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per square kilometre, in 2000.

Grenada ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada, 2000 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0055 units per square kilometre —
2001 0.0059 units per square kilometre +6.9%
2002 0.0063 units per square kilometre +6.4%
2003 0.0066 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2004 0.007 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2005 0.0074 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2006 0.0078 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2007 0.0082 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2008 0.0085 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2009 0.0089 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2010 0.0093 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2011 0.0097 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2012 0.01 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2013 0.0104 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2014 0.0104 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0104 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0104 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0104 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 0.0104 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 7686.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 0.0104 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 1384.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0101 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 4 Marshall Islands 0.0377 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0347 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Micronesia (country) 0.0136 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Saint Lucia 0.0101 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Dominica 0.0074 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0065 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada?
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Grenada was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0104 units per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Grenada rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Grenada ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,016 data points, 2000–2024
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People practicing open defecation of population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.