Population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 23.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso is 23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.1% | 23.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Burkina Faso was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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