People using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic drinking water services was 65.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi is 65.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi peaked at 65.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 49.9% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 57.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 64.4% | 65.9% | 5 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Burundi was 65.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Burundi ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.