People practicing open defecation in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open defecation 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 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.