Drinking water services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Drinking water services was 16,882 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Drinking water services in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 16,882 people for drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Burkina Faso peaked at 760,464 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16,209 people, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 80th out of 231 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.
Drinking water services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 743,688 people | — |
| 2001 | 760,464 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 741,679 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 721,651 people | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 700,305 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 677,457 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 652,871 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 627,453 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 600,869 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 572,578 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 542,678 people | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 511,245 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 478,359 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 443,571 people | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 406,805 people | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 368,113 people | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 327,383 people | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 284,534 people | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 239,416 people | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 192,188 people | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 143,180 people | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 92,550 people | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 40,376 people | -56.4% |
| 2023 | 16,209 people | -59.9% |
| 2024 | 16,882 people | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 16,882 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 650,397 people, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 16,882 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -59.9% | 40,376 people | 16,209 people |
| 2022 | -56.4% | 92,550 people | 40,376 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 679,902 people | 572,578 people | 760,464 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,429 people | 192,188 people | 542,678 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,839 people | 16,209 people | 143,180 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Burkina Faso?
- Drinking water services in Burkina Faso was 16,882 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 760,464 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,209 people in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for drinking water services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.