People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 31.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 31.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 31.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2017.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 31.2% | 31.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 31.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 43rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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