People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 24.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 24.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi peaked at 24.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burundi was 24.3% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Burundi ranks 72nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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