People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 32.62 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 32.62 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 37.23 people per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.62 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.87 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 36.74 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 36.87 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.99 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.08 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.16 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 37.19 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.22 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 37.23 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.22 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 37.17 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.11 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 37.05 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 36.94 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.79 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.37 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.07 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.68 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 35.19 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 34.63 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 34.02 people per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.34 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.62 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 32.62 people per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.26 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 32.62 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.84 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.96 people per square kilometre | 35.87 people per square kilometre | 37.23 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5 people per square kilometre | 35.19 people per square kilometre | 37.17 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.65 people per square kilometre | 32.62 people per square kilometre | 34.63 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 40.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Tanzania 33.64 people per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 33.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 North Korea 31.91 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 31.81 people per square kilometre compare
- 25 Kenya 31.2 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 32.62 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 37.23 people per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.62 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.