People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 66.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Benin recorded 66.2% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Benin peaked at 84.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2016.
That places Benin 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.9% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 74.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 66.2% | 73.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Benin was 66.2% 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): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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