People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 33.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
33.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 97 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 2016
All-time low
19.0%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burkina Faso is 33.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burkina Faso peaked at 33.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 33.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.5%, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 27.6% | 33.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 8 Niger 37.5% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.0% compare
- 10 India 35.2% compare
- 12 Haiti 28.3% compare
- 13 Central African Republic 27.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 24.8% 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, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burkina Faso was 33.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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