People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 93.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Benin is 93.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Benin peaked at 93.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Benin was 93.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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