People not using improved drinking water sources in Burundi
Burundi: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1.92 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Burundi, 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
Burundi recorded 1.92 million people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Burundi peaked at 2.17 million people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million people, in 2022.
That places Burundi 39th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million people | 2.01 million people | 2.14 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million people | 1.98 million people | 2.17 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million people | 1.84 million people | 1.93 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5995 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6759 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Burundi?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Burundi was 1.92 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million people in 2012.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million people in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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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.