People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Rwanda
Rwanda: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Rwanda, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.3% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Rwanda peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Rwanda ranks 60th 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): Q4 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 8 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Rwanda?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Rwanda was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Rwanda rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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