People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 16.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of is 16.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 28.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2017.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 22.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 22.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 16.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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