People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3701 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.3701 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8229 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3701 people per person, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8229 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.8175 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7955 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7735 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7515 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7297 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7078 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6873 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6676 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6481 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6287 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6094 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5902 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5712 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5522 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5333 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5146 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.496 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4776 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4593 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4411 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4231 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4053 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3876 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3701 people per person | -4.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.3701 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.3701 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7401 people per person | 0.6481 people per person | 0.8229 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5433 people per person | 0.4593 people per person | 0.6287 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4054 people per person | 0.3701 people per person | 0.4411 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.3701 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8229 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3701 people per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People 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.