People using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services was 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.8% | 31.8% | 5 |
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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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso was 31.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.