Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 21.25 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso, 2011–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.25 for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.25 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.32, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.07 | — |
| 2012 | 14.88 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.51 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.32 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.01 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 17.09 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.78 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 18.48 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 19.17 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 19.86 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 20.55 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 21.25 | +3.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.44, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.5, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3 | 14.32 | 17.09 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.51 | 17.78 | 21.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 29 Haiti 23.58 compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 23 compare
- 31 Madagascar 21.5 compare
- 33 Uganda 21.17 compare
- 34 Zambia 19.48 compare
- 35 Bangladesh 17.68 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 proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Burkina Faso was 21.25 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.25 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.32 in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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