People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 7.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Cameroon, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cameroon is 7.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cameroon peaked at 8.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2016.
Cameroon ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, 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): Q3 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cameroon?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Cameroon was 7.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2016.
- How does Cameroon rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Cameroon ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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