People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 80.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi is 80.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi peaked at 80.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 65th 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, urban (% of) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 37.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 58.8% | 80.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi was 80.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Burundi ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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