What is the highest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 17.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2018.

What is the lowest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 13.48 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2021.

How does Burkina Faso rank for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?

Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.

Is antibiotic usage by surveillance category rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Burkina Faso

Name: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Burkina Faso
Creator: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category was 15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

10th

of 46 countries

All-time high

17.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

in 2018

All-time low

13.48 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day

in 2021

Years of data

2017–2023

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023

Source: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day for antibiotic usage by surveillance category in 2023.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	16.12 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	13.73 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	17.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	3
2020s	14.91 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	13.48 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

7 Montenegro 17.09 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
8 Colombia 16.31 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
9 Spain 15.75 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
11 Iceland 15.59 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
12 Lao PDR 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare
13 Benin 15.33 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day compare

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More reference data data for Burkina Faso

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 648.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,953 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 65.81 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Burkina Faso?: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category in Burkina Faso was 15.61 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2023, according to WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 17.58 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2018.
What is the lowest antibiotic usage by surveillance category recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 13.48 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in 2021.
How does Burkina Faso rank for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?: Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
Is antibiotic usage by surveillance category rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Unit: defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
Source: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 344 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.