People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 1.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
1.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2000
All-time low
1.7%
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Burkina Faso stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 19 Mozambique 2.1% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 2.1% compare
- 21 Gabon 1.9% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.5% compare
- 24 Yemen 1.5% compare
- 25 Central African Republic 1.4% 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): q3 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Burkina Faso was 1.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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