Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 18.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso peaked at 33.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Burkina Faso was 18.2% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.