People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 81.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 81.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.5% | — |
| 2001 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 78.5% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 79.7% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.9% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 169 Angola 81.7% compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 81.7% compare
- 171 Cameroon 81.6% compare
- 173 Uganda 80.0% compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 79.3% compare
- 175 Madagascar 78.2% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Burkina Faso was 81.5% 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, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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, urban (% of urban 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.