Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage

Burkina Faso

7.03 million people

in 2024

Sudan

8.27 million people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Sudan rank

10th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Sudan currently reports 8.27 million people against 7.03 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.23 million people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 10th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.