People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Comoros

Comoros: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Comoros, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.62 lowest2001: 0.603 lowest2002: 0.585 lowest2003: 0.568 lowest2004: 0.551 lowest2005: 0.533 lowest2006: 0.516 lowest2007: 0.499 lowest2008: 0.481 lowest2009: 0.464 lowest2010: 0.447 lowest2011: 0.429 lowest2012: 0.412 lowest2013: 0.395 lowest2014: 0.377 lowest2015: 0.377 lowest2016: 0.377 lowest2017: 0.377 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Comoros stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Comoros peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

Comoros ranks 68th 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Comoros, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 0.6%
2001 0.6% -2.8%
2002 0.6% -2.9%
2003 0.6% -3.0%
2004 0.6% -3.1%
2005 0.5% -3.1%
2006 0.5% -3.2%
2007 0.5% -3.4%
2008 0.5% -3.5%
2009 0.5% -3.6%
2010 0.4% -3.7%
2011 0.4% -3.9%
2012 0.4% -4.0%
2013 0.4% -4.2%
2014 0.4% -4.4%
2015 0.4% +0.0%
2016 0.4% +0.0%
2017 0.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 65 Suriname 0.7% compare
  2. 66 Somalia 0.5% compare
  3. 67 Montenegro 0.4% compare
  4. 69 Algeria 0.3% compare
  5. 70 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  6. 71 Thailand 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Comoros?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Comoros was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Comoros ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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