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 71.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
71.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
71.2%
in 2016
All-time low
69.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burkina Faso stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burkina Faso peaked at 71.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.9% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 71.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.7%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 71.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.6%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 69.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 70.7% | 71.2% | 8 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (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)
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 71.2% 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 71.2% 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 69.9% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 82nd 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 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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