Urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Urban population with improved water was 81.49 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.49
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
176th
of 188 countries
All-time high
81.49
in 2024
All-time low
78.52
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso is 81.49, 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 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.52, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.98 | 78.52 | 79.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.25 | 79.67 | 80.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2 | 80.94 | 81.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 173 Angola 81.73 compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 81.71 compare
- 175 Cameroon 81.56 compare
- 177 Uganda 79.99 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 79.33 compare
- 179 Madagascar 78.21 compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso?
- Urban population with improved water in Burkina Faso was 81.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population with improved water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban population with improved water recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.52 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for urban population with improved water?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban population with improved water rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population with improved water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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