People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 1.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Rwanda stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Rwanda peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 59th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Rwanda?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Rwanda was 1.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Rwanda ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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