People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 9.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burkina Faso, 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burkina Faso is 9.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 209.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +346.4% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +77.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 8 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burkina Faso was 9.7% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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