People practicing open defecation, rural in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, rural was 42.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Burkina Faso, 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
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Burkina Faso is 42.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Burkina Faso peaked at 88.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 72.2% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 52.3% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 42.3% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 11 Togo 50.9% compare
- 12 Kiribati 49.7% compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 43.2% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
- 16 Madagascar 36.5% compare
- 17 Mauritania 36.3% 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 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Burkina Faso was 42.3% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.