Water Use Efficiency in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Water Use Efficiency was 15.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Burkina Faso is 15.29, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.97, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 85th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.79 | 4.97 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.96 | 7.59 | 13.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 | 13.97 | 15.29 | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -16.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3027 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4048 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Burkina Faso?
- Water use efficiency in Burkina Faso was 15.29 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.97 in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for water use efficiency?
- Burkina Faso ranks 85th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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