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Benin: People practicing open defecation

47.04percent · 2024-15.3% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Benin from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202447.041
202347.867
202248.699
202149.536
202050.379
201951.227
201852.08
201752.938
201653.801
201554.668
201455.54
201356.416
201257.296
201158.183
201059.075
200959.972
200860.875
200761.785
200662.7
200563.619
200464.544
200365.475
200266.411
200167.296
200068.151

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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