Drinking water usage in urban areas in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 16,882 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Burkina Faso is 16,882 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Burkina Faso peaked at 16,882 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,753 people, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,498 people | 4,753 people | 8,355 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,124 people | 8,788 people | 13,683 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,571 people | 14,293 people | 16,882 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Burkina Faso?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16,882 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,753 people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.