People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 15.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 15.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
- 84 Mozambique 16.8% compare
- 85 Uganda 16.2% compare
- 87 Ghana 15.0% compare
- 88 Congo 14.6% compare
- 89 Central African Republic 11.9% 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Burkina Faso was 15.2% 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): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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