Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2.0% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burundi peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
That places Burundi 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burundi?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Burundi was 2.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Burundi ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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