People not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People not using improved drinking water sources was 4.30 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not 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
Burkina Faso recorded 4.30 million people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.46 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million people, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.15 million people | 3.94 million people | 4.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million people | 4.33 million people | 4.46 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million people | 4.30 million people | 4.43 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 16 Uganda 6.95 million people compare
- 17 Afghanistan 6.49 million people compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 5.04 million people compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 4.17 million people compare
- 21 Zambia 4.16 million people compare
- 22 Cameroon 3.99 million people compare
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso was 4.30 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.