Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0161 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0161 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0194 people per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0161 people per person, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0173 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.018 people per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0183 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0194 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0193 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0193 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0191 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.019 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0161 people per person | -2.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0161 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0161 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0187 people per person | 0.0173 people per person | 0.0194 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0186 people per person | 0.0177 people per person | 0.0192 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 people per person | 0.0161 people per person | 0.0174 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 0.0182 people per person compare
- 22 Mozambique 0.0176 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.0164 people per person compare
- 25 Niger 0.0137 people per person compare
- 26 Lesotho 0.0115 people per person compare
- 27 Sudan 0.0112 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0161 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 people per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0161 people per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.