People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Comoros
Comoros: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Comoros, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.8% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Comoros peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 55th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +107.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 6% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +107.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Comoros?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Comoros was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Comoros ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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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