People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 was 71.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 71.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Benin peaked at 85.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 5th 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): Q4 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.4% | — |
| 2001 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 77.8% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 71.9% | 77.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 in Benin was 71.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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