People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 was 11.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 144.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +407.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +80.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.1%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 11.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.9%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +407.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| 2003 | +80.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.2% | 11.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 80 Mozambique 13.1% compare
- 81 Mauritania 12.3% compare
- 82 Congo 12.2% compare
- 84 Cote d'Ivoire 11.8% compare
- 85 Ghana 11.7% compare
- 86 Uganda 10.7% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 in Burkina Faso was 11.8% 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): q2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.1%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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