People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 was 1.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2000
All-time low
1.0%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Central African Republic, 2000–2016

01232000200820162000: 2.52001: 2.52002: 2.52003: 2.52004: 2.52005: 2.32006: 2.12007: 1.92008: 1.82009: 1.62010: 1.42011: 1.22012: 0.992013: 0.992014: 0.992015: 0.992016: 0.99

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 1.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Central African Republic peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.

Central African Republic ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 in Central African Republic, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 2.5%
2001 2.5% +0.0%
2002 2.5% +0.0%
2003 2.5% +0.0%
2004 2.5% +0.0%
2005 2.3% -7.5%
2006 2.1% -8.1%
2007 1.9% -8.8%
2008 1.8% -9.7%
2009 1.6% -10.8%
2010 1.4% -12.0%
2011 1.2% -14.7%
2012 1.0% -15.7%
2013 1.0% +0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 1.6% 2.5% 10
2010s 1.1% 1.0% 1.4% 7

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.5% compare
  2. 13 Chad 1.2% compare
  3. 14 Haiti 1.1% compare
  4. 16 Burundi 0.9% compare
  5. 17 Nepal 0.8% compare
  6. 18 Congo 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Central African Republic?
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 in Central African Republic was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
How does Central African Republic rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Central African Republic ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4
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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