People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Burundi is 0.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Burundi peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Burundi ranks 46th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Burundi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.2%, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Burundi?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Burundi was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Burundi ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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