People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi
Burundi: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 19.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi, 2004–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi is 19.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi peaked at 24.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 109th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.4% | — |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 24.0% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Burundi was 19.4% in 2023, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Burundi ranks 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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, urban (% of urban 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.