People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 was 73.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Burkina Faso is 73.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 96.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.1% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 83.8% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 73.1% | 82.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 in Burkina Faso was 73.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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