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Burundi: People practicing open defecation

1.97percent · 2024-11.1% 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 Burundi from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.974
20231.982
20221.989
20212.019
20202.05
20192.079
20182.108
20172.137
20162.165
20152.192
20142.219
20132.246
20122.272
20112.298
20102.323
20092.348
20082.373
20072.398
20062.422
20052.445
20042.469
20032.492
20022.514
20012.537
20002.559

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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