Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Urban improved water access vs rural water access was 95.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso is 95.15, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso peaked at 95.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.61, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.61 | — |
| 2001 | 90.61 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.81 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.01 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.21 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.4 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.6 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.8 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 91.99 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.19 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.39 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.59 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.98 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.18 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.37 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.57 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.77 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.97 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.16 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.36 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.56 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.75 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.95 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.15 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.32 | 90.61 | 92.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.28 | 92.39 | 94.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.75 | 94.36 | 95.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 160 Tajikistan 95.77 compare
- 161 Poland 95.64 compare
- 162 Cayman Islands 95.46 compare
- 164 Nepal 95.02 compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 94.81 compare
- 166 Cameroon 94.5 compare
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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -16.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso?
- Urban improved water access vs rural water access in Burkina Faso was 95.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 95.15 in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban improved water access vs rural water access recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.61 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for urban improved water access vs rural water access?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban improved water access vs rural water access rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Urban improved water access vs rural water access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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