Burkina Faso - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Burkina Faso was 54.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.30 in 2001, while its lowest value was 54.72 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 86.30
2001 86.30
2002 84.64
2003 82.98
2004 81.31
2005 79.65
2006 77.99
2007 76.33
2008 74.66
2009 73.00
2010 71.34
2011 69.68
2012 68.01
2013 66.35
2014 64.69
2015 63.03
2016 61.36
2017 59.70
2018 58.04
2019 56.38
2020 54.72

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Burkina Faso was 6.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.37 in 2001, while its lowest value was 6.38 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 9.37
2001 9.37
2002 9.21
2003 9.06
2004 8.90
2005 8.74
2006 8.58
2007 8.43
2008 8.27
2009 8.11
2010 7.95
2011 7.80
2012 7.64
2013 7.48
2014 7.32
2015 7.17
2016 7.01
2017 6.85
2018 6.69
2019 6.54
2020 6.38

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 39.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 72.57 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.92 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2000 72.57
2001 72.04
2002 70.11
2003 68.20
2004 66.28
2005 64.38
2006 62.49
2007 60.71
2008 59.04
2009 57.38
2010 55.73
2011 54.09
2012 52.46
2013 50.84
2014 49.24
2015 47.65
2016 46.07
2017 44.51
2018 42.97
2019 41.44
2020 39.92

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors