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.
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 |
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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 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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