People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -2.35 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded -2.35 % change on previous year for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 482.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.43 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -2.35 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.3562 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3142 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2658 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1922 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0856 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0806 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0461 % change on previous year | -204.4% |
| 2010 | -0.1139 % change on previous year | +146.9% |
| 2011 | -0.1612 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1832 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2013 | -0.2851 % change on previous year | +55.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4037 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5106 % change on previous year | +26.5% |
| 2016 | -0.6466 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 2017 | -0.8214 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 2018 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2019 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 2020 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2021 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 2022 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2023 | -2.17 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2024 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -2.35 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4956 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -2.35 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.15 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -204.4% | 0.0442 % change on previous year | -0.0461 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4133 % change on previous year | -0.0461 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.558 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | -0.1139 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 127 Northern Mariana Islands -1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Mongolia -2 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Guatemala -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Tanzania -2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Netherlands -2.55 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Afghanistan -2.87 % change on previous year compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was -2.35 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 482.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.