People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) was 50.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
50.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 97 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2016
All-time low
47.4%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

02040602000200820172000: 47.42001: 47.42002: 47.62003: 47.92004: 48.12005: 48.42006: 48.62007: 48.82008: 49.12009: 49.32010: 49.52011: 49.82012: 502013: 50.22014: 50.52015: 50.72016: 50.92017: 50.9

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, urban  (% of urban) in Burkina Faso stood at 50.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q3 in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 47.4%
2001 47.4% +0.0%
2002 47.6% +0.5%
2003 47.9% +0.5%
2004 48.1% +0.5%
2005 48.4% +0.5%
2006 48.6% +0.5%
2007 48.8% +0.5%
2008 49.1% +0.5%
2009 49.3% +0.5%
2010 49.5% +0.5%
2011 49.8% +0.5%
2012 50.0% +0.5%
2013 50.2% +0.5%
2014 50.5% +0.5%
2015 50.7% +0.5%
2016 50.9% +0.5%
2017 50.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.3% 47.4% 49.3% 10
2010s 50.3% 49.5% 50.9% 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 63 Nepal 52.4% compare
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  3. 65 Afghanistan 51.0% compare
  4. 67 Mali 50.8% compare
  5. 68 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.9% compare
  6. 69 Somalia 43.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Burkina Faso?
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Burkina Faso was 50.9% 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 Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, urban  (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q3
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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