People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Burundi
Burundi: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban was 27.3% 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).
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: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Burundi, year by year
| 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% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 27.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 27.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 70% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.4% | 27.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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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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