People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Cambodia
Cambodia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 23.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Cambodia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Cambodia is 23.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Cambodia peaked at 87.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.2% | — |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 57.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 23.3% | 52.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Cambodia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Cambodia was 23.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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