People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -38.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -62.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burkina Faso was 0.0% 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): q5 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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