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

Latest (2017)
49.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 97 countries
All-time high
49.0%
in 2016
All-time low
45.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 45.5 lowest2001: 45.5 lowest2002: 45.5 lowest2003: 45.5 lowest2004: 45.5 lowest2005: 45.8 lowest2006: 46.1 lowest2007: 46.4 lowest2008: 46.7 lowest2009: 47 lowest2010: 47.3 lowest2011: 47.6 lowest2012: 47.8 lowest2013: 48.1 lowest2014: 48.4 lowest2015: 48.7 lowest2016: 49 lowest2017: 49 lowest

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.0% 45.5% 47.0% 10
2010s 48.2% 47.3% 49.0% 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 66 Mali 52.6% compare
  2. 67 Côte d'Ivoire 51.9% compare
  3. 68 Nicaragua 51.0% compare
  4. 70 Guinea-Bissau 48.0% compare
  5. 71 Senegal 48.0% compare
  6. 72 Eswatini 45.5% compare

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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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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