People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 1.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of is 1.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 3.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2017.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 31st 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): Q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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