People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burundi
Burundi: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.4056 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.4056 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burundi peaked at 0.4511 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4056 people per person, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 15th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4511 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4495 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4478 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4462 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4445 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4428 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.441 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4393 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4375 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4357 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4338 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4319 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.43 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4281 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4261 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4241 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4221 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.42 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4179 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4158 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4136 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4114 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4092 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4074 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4056 people per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4435 people per person | 0.4357 people per person | 0.4511 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.425 people per person | 0.4158 people per person | 0.4338 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4094 people per person | 0.4056 people per person | 0.4136 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 12 Madagascar 0.434 people per person compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4129 people per person compare
- 14 Tanzania 0.4098 people per person compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.4045 people per person compare
- 17 Benin 0.3729 people per person compare
- 18 Guinea 0.3639 people per person compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burundi?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Burundi was 0.4056 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4511 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4056 people per person in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Burundi ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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)
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About this data
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.