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
People with access to at least basic drinking water in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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 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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