People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 59.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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 59.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burkina Faso peaked at 75.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 89th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.5% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 59.4% | 67.2% | 8 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burkina Faso was 59.4% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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