People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Comoros
Comoros: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Comoros, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Comoros stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Comoros peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Comoros ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Comoros?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Comoros was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Comoros ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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