People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 81.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Benin recorded 81.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Benin peaked at 92.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 86.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 81.9% | 85.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Benin was 81.9% 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): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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