People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 26.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zimbabwe stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zimbabwe peaked at 26.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.4% | 26.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Zimbabwe was 26.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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