Burkina Faso vs World: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural

Burkina Faso
29.9%
in 2024
World
4.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
12th
World rank
11th

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • World
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 29.9% against 4.3% in World, a difference of 25.6%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.9 times World's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and World ranks 11th of 247 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso World Difference Ahead
2000s 65.9% 18.0% 47.9% Burkina Faso
2010s 46.5% 10.9% 35.6% Burkina Faso
2020s 33.2% 5.7% 27.5% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Burkina Faso or World?
Burkina Faso, at 29.9% against 4.3% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Burkina Faso and World?
25.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and World ranks 11th of 247 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs World: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/burkina-faso/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-practicing-open-defecation-by-urban-rural-percent/burkina-faso/world/">Burkina Faso vs World: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
282 places, 6,704 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed