People using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People using improved drinking water sources was 4.28 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso stood at 4.28 million people.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.33 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.20 million people, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.20 million people | — |
| 2001 | 3.28 million people | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.33 million people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.39 million people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.45 million people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.56 million people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.61 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.67 million people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.73 million people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.78 million people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.84 million people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.90 million people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.96 million people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.01 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.07 million people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.12 million people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.17 million people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.25 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.28 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.31 million people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.33 million people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.32 million people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.28 million people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 million people | 3.20 million people | 3.73 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 million people | 3.78 million people | 4.25 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.30 million people | 4.28 million people | 4.33 million people | 5 |
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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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso was 4.28 million 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.20 million people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.