People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 88.9% 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).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 88.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Burundi peaked at 88.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, 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, urban (% of) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 61.0% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 74.9% | 88.9% | 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 88.9% 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 88.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Burundi ranks 70th 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 28.9%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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