People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 32.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 32.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burundi peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2017.
That places Burundi 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.9% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.1% | 37.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burundi?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Burundi was 32.1% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Burundi ranks 51st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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