People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 91.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 91.7% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Benin peaked at 93.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 2nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 91.7% | 92.5% | 8 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Benin was 91.7% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Benin ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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