People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.4222 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi stood at 0.4222 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.4787 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4222 people per person, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4787 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4769 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4751 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4732 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4713 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4693 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4673 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4652 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.463 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4608 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4585 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4561 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4537 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4512 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4486 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.446 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4432 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4404 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4375 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4345 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4314 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4282 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4249 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4236 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4222 people per person | -0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.4222 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4222 people per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.4222 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4701 people per person | 0.4608 people per person | 0.4787 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.447 people per person | 0.4345 people per person | 0.4585 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4261 people per person | 0.4222 people per person | 0.4314 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Burundi was 0.4222 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4787 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4222 people per person in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 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.