People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: 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 Turkmenistan, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Turkmenistan is 0.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Turkmenistan ranks 61st 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Turkmenistan?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Turkmenistan ranks 61st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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