People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Zambia
Zambia: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 21.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zambia is 21.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zambia peaked at 36.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 27th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 27.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 26.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zambia?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zambia was 21.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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