People with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: People with access to at least basic drinking water was 11.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.77 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
72nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
11.77 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.64 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2000201220242000: 6.6M2001: 6.9M2002: 7.1M2003: 7.2M2004: 7.4M2005: 7.7M2006: 7.9M2007: 8.1M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.5M2010: 8.7M2011: 8.9M2012: 9.1M2013: 9.3M2014: 9.5M2015: 9.8M2016: 10.0M2017: 10.2M2018: 10.4M2019: 10.6M2020: 10.8M2021: 11.0M2022: 11.2M2023: 11.4M2024: 11.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso is 11.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.64 million, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 72nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.56 million 6.64 million 8.46 million 10
2010s 9.65 million 8.66 million 10.63 million 10
2020s 11.24 million 10.82 million 11.77 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso?
People with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso was 11.77 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people with access to at least basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 11.77 million in 2024.
What is the lowest people with access to at least basic drinking water recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 6.64 million in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for people with access to at least basic drinking water?
Burkina Faso ranks 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people with access to at least basic drinking water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People with access to at least basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People with access to at least basic drinking water
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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