People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 21.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 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 rural population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.1% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 83rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +171.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +63.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +171.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| 2007 | +63.1% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 6.3% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 80 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 21.9% compare
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.9% compare
- 84 Senegal 20.5% compare
- 85 Uganda 20.0% compare
- 86 Equatorial Guinea 19.9% compare
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burkina Faso was 21.1% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.