People using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using safely managed sanitation services was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso is 24.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 122nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.4% | 24.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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 safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso was 24.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 122nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.