People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2.0% for people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Burundi peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 67th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 2.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.4%, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 2.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Burundi?
- People practicing open defecation in Burundi was 2.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, 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.