People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 21.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
21.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2016
All-time low
11.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 86th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.3%, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.6% | 21.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 83 Afghanistan 31.1% compare
- 84 Ghana 25.6% compare
- 85 Cote d'Ivoire 25.6% compare
- 87 Togo 21.5% compare
- 88 Congo 19.0% compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.9% 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)
- 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, rural (% of rural) in Burkina Faso?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Burkina Faso was 21.7% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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