People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 63.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 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): q3 in Burkina Faso is 63.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th 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): Q3 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 71.2% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 63.1% | 70.0% | 8 |
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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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso was 63.1% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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