People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 69.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso is 69.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.9% | — |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 81.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 69.0% | 79.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 4 Niger 80.1% compare
- 5 Togo 79.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 69.7% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 65.1% compare
- 9 Madagascar 60.0% compare
- 10 Cambodia 59.8% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso was 69.0% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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