Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 29.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso stood at 29.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso peaked at 74.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 56.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 38.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.9% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 33.3% compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 7.9% compare
- 10 Cabo Verde 3.4% compare
- 10 Kiribati 32.4% compare
- 11 Togo 32.2% compare
- 13 Madagascar 27.0% compare
- 14 Angola 25.7% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 24.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso was 29.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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