People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 46.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Benin, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Benin stood at 46.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Benin peaked at 63.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, 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): Q5 in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.7% | — |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 53.9% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 46.3% | 52.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Benin was 46.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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