People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Burundi

Burundi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
29th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 in Burundi, 2000–2017

0.20.30.40.50.60.72000200820172000: 0.657 highest2001: 0.657 highest2002: 0.657 highest2003: 0.657 highest2004: 0.625 highest2005: 0.593 highest2006: 0.561 highest2007: 0.529 highest2008: 0.498 highest2009: 0.466 highest2010: 0.434 highest2011: 0.402 highest2012: 0.37 highest2013: 0.338 highest2014: 0.306 highest2015: 0.274 highest2016: 0.242 highest2017: 0.21 highest

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

Analysis

Burundi recorded 0.2% 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 13.2% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burundi peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Burundi 29th 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): Q5 in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Burundi, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.0%
2002 0.7% +0.0%
2003 0.7% +0.0%
2004 0.6% -4.9%
2005 0.6% -5.1%
2006 0.6% -5.4%
2007 0.5% -5.7%
2008 0.5% -6.0%
2009 0.5% -6.4%
2010 0.4% -6.9%
2011 0.4% -7.4%
2012 0.4% -7.9%
2013 0.3% -8.6%
2014 0.3% -9.4%
2015 0.3% -10.4%
2016 0.2% -11.6%
2017 0.2% -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 26 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
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  3. 28 Eswatini 0.2% compare
  4. 30 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  5. 31 Namibia 0.2% compare
  6. 32 Sudan 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burundi?
People practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 in Burundi was 0.2% 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): q5 recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Burundi ranks 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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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