Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 31.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.8% for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 212th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 27.8% | 31.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Burkina Faso was 31.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Burkina Faso ranks 212th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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