People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 26.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
26.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2016
All-time low
10.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017

01020302000200820172000: 10.32001: 10.32002: 11.32003: 12.42004: 13.42005: 14.52006: 15.52007: 16.62008: 17.72009: 18.72010: 19.82011: 20.82012: 21.92013: 22.92014: 242015: 252016: 26.12017: 26.1

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 26.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Burkina Faso peaked at 26.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.

That places Burkina Faso 84th 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): Q4 in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 10.3%
2001 10.3% +0.0%
2002 11.3% +10.2%
2003 12.4% +9.3%
2004 13.4% +8.5%
2005 14.5% +7.8%
2006 15.5% +7.3%
2007 16.6% +6.8%
2008 17.7% +6.3%
2009 18.7% +6.0%
2010 19.8% +5.6%
2011 20.8% +5.3%
2012 21.9% +5.1%
2013 22.9% +4.8%
2014 24.0% +4.6%
2015 25.0% +4.4%
2016 26.1% +4.2%
2017 26.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.1% 10.3% 18.7% 10
2010s 23.3% 19.8% 26.1% 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 81 Mozambique 28.7% compare
  2. 82 Uganda 27.2% compare
  3. 83 Zambia 26.6% compare
  4. 85 Malawi 24.1% compare
  5. 86 Congo 21.9% compare
  6. 87 Guinea-Bissau 21.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Burkina Faso?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Burkina Faso was 26.1% 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): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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