Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi peaked at 61.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 150th out of 178 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.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 61.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 61.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 47.0% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 53.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 60.3% | 61.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Burundi was 61.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Burundi ranks 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.