People practicing open defecation, urban in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People practicing open defecation, urban was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.8% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 16 Angola 7.1% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 6.8% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 5.3% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 4.3% compare
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.9% 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 in Burkina Faso?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Burkina Faso was 4.8% 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, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.