People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Burundi
Burundi: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 3.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burundi peaked at 3.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 53rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burundi?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Burundi was 3.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Burundi ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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