People practicing open defecation, rural in Benin
Benin: People practicing open defecation, rural was 65.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Benin stood at 65.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Benin peaked at 87.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2024.
Benin ranks 6th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.6% | — |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 79.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 69.8% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.1% | 68.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Benin?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Benin was 65.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.