People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 58.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi peaked at 58.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 70th 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, rural (% of) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 42.8% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 50.7% | 58.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 67 Senegal 60.6% compare
- 68 Guinea 60.2% compare
- 69 Eswatini 58.7% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 58.1% compare
- 72 Côte d'Ivoire 57.0% compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 56.2% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Burundi was 58.6% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Burundi ranks 70th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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