People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 3.92 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.92 million people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.10 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million people, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 3.90 million people | 3.74 million people | 4.00 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 million people | 4.02 million people | 4.10 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 million people | 3.92 million people | 4.05 million people | 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Burkina Faso?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Burkina Faso was 3.92 million people 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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million people in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 People in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.