People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3457 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.3457 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7888 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3457 people per person, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 19th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7888 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7821 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7597 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7373 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7151 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6929 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6709 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6504 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6311 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.612 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.593 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5742 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5555 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.537 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5186 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5004 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4824 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4646 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.447 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4296 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4124 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3954 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3786 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.362 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3457 people per person | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.704 people per person | 0.612 people per person | 0.7888 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5102 people per person | 0.4296 people per person | 0.593 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3788 people per person | 0.3457 people per person | 0.4124 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burkina Faso was 0.3457 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7888 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3457 people per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.