People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 65.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Burkina Faso is 65.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Burkina Faso peaked at 91.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 77.6% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 65.5% | 75.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 6 Mauritania 75.9% compare
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 68.7% compare
- 8 Liberia 66.3% compare
- 10 Angola 57.4% compare
- 11 India 56.4% compare
- 12 Madagascar 54.6% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Burkina Faso was 65.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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