People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 49.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 49.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso peaked at 49.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 69th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 45.5% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.3% | 49.0% | 8 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso was 49.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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