People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burundi stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burundi peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
Burundi ranks 55th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burundi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Burundi was 1.9% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Burundi ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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