Population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 21.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 21.4% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 80th out of 99 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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +37.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 21.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 21.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +56.1% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | +37.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 7.9% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Burkina Faso was 21.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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