People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Burundi

Burundi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 1.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.5%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2000
All-time low
1.5%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Burundi, 2000–2017

00.511.522000200820172000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 1.92005: 1.92006: 1.92007: 1.82008: 1.82009: 1.82010: 1.72011: 1.72012: 1.72013: 1.62014: 1.62015: 1.62016: 1.52017: 1.5

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burundi stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burundi peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2017.

That places Burundi 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Burundi, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 2.0%
2001 2.0% +0.0%
2002 2.0% +0.0%
2003 2.0% +0.0%
2004 1.9% -1.8%
2005 1.9% -1.8%
2006 1.9% -1.8%
2007 1.8% -1.9%
2008 1.8% -1.9%
2009 1.8% -1.9%
2010 1.7% -2.0%
2011 1.7% -2.0%
2012 1.7% -2.0%
2013 1.6% -2.1%
2014 1.6% -2.1%
2015 1.6% -2.2%
2016 1.5% -2.2%
2017 1.5% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.9% 1.8% 2.0% 10
2010s 1.6% 1.5% 1.7% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burundi?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Burundi was 1.5% 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Burundi ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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