Rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rural population with improved water was 34.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso is 34.37, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.11, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.52 | 45.71 | 50.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.52 | 37.8 | 45.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.29 | 34.11 | 36.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 170 Chad 43.8 compare
- 171 Madagascar 39.3 compare
- 172 Angola 36.91 compare
- 174 South Sudan 32.5 compare
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 30.78 compare
- 176 Eritrea 27.8 compare
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 rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso?
- Rural population with improved water in Burkina Faso was 34.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural population with improved water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 50.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural population with improved water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.11 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rural population with improved water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population with improved water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural population with improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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