Sanitation facilities usage in Burundi
Burundi: Sanitation facilities usage was 277,303 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Burundi stood at 277,303 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Burundi peaked at 277,303 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165,571 people, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 55th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Burundi, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 165,571 people | — |
| 2001 | 168,301 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 171,581 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 175,486 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 180,466 people | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 185,523 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 190,464 people | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 195,682 people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 201,853 people | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 210,135 people | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 217,856 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 223,319 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 228,832 people | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 234,459 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 239,676 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 242,180 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 243,289 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 245,849 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 250,002 people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 254,792 people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 258,587 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 261,832 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 264,937 people | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 271,259 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 277,303 people | +2.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 277,303 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.99 million people, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 277,303 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,506 people | 165,571 people | 210,135 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,025 people | 217,856 people | 254,792 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,784 people | 258,587 people | 277,303 people | 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 sanitation facilities usage in Burundi?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Burundi was 277,303 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 277,303 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,571 people in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Burundi ranks 55th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.