People practicing open defecation in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Benin stood at 47.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Benin peaked at 68.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2024.
Benin ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 67.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 60.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.2% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.0% | 50.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation in Benin was 47.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.