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

Burundi: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) was 27.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
27.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 97 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2017
All-time low
25.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

01020302000200820172000: 25.62001: 25.62002: 25.62003: 25.62004: 25.72005: 25.82006: 25.92007: 26.12008: 26.22009: 26.32010: 26.42011: 26.62012: 26.72013: 26.82014: 26.92015: 27.12016: 27.22017: 27.3

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

Analysis

Burundi recorded 27.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Burundi peaked at 27.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2000.

That places Burundi 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, urban  (% of urban) in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q3 in Burundi, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 25.6%
2001 25.6% +0.0%
2002 25.6% +0.0%
2003 25.6% +0.0%
2004 25.7% +0.5%
2005 25.8% +0.5%
2006 25.9% +0.5%
2007 26.1% +0.5%
2008 26.2% +0.5%
2009 26.3% +0.5%
2010 26.4% +0.5%
2011 26.6% +0.5%
2012 26.7% +0.5%
2013 26.8% +0.5%
2014 26.9% +0.5%
2015 27.1% +0.5%
2016 27.2% +0.5%
2017 27.3% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.8% 25.6% 26.3% 10
2010s 26.9% 26.4% 27.3% 8

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 81 Guinea 32.9% compare
  2. 82 Gabon 29.4% compare
  3. 83 Chad 29.1% compare
  4. 85 Uganda 25.4% compare
  5. 86 Malawi 24.6% compare
  6. 87 Sierra Leone 23.4% compare

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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 27.3% 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 27.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
How does Burundi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Burundi ranks 84th 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 4.8%. 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): 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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