People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 79.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi is 79.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi peaked at 79.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.3% | — |
| 2001 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 60.3% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 69.8% | 79.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 90 Chad 83.5% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 82.5% compare
- 92 Madagascar 81.5% compare
- 94 Rwanda 76.9% compare
- 95 Uganda 76.7% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 75.3% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 929.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Burundi was 79.3% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Burundi ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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