Botswana vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation
Botswana
5.4%
in 2024
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
47th
Kenya rank
45th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 3.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Botswana and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Botswana ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.