Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 81.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 81.76 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.94, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 205th out of 224 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 population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.94 | — |
| 2001 | 67.14 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.86 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 68.57 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.28 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 69.99 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.71 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 71.37 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.63 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 73.26 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 73.89 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.51 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.13 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.75 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.37 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.98 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.59 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.19 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.8 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.4 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.99 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.59 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.17 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.76 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.65 | 66.94 | 72.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.05 | 73.26 | 78.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.58 | 79.4 | 81.76 | 5 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Burkina Faso was 81.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.94 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Burkina Faso ranks 205th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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