Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.2188 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi is 0.2188 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.4321 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2076 people per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Burundi 57th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3755 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.3798 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3849 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3906 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3978 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4043 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4095 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.414 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4192 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4271 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4321 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4306 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4271 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4217 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.413 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3971 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3767 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.356 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3345 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3101 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2806 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2464 people per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2076 people per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2188 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2188 people per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3756 people per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2188 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4003 people per square kilometre | 0.3755 people per square kilometre | 0.4271 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3899 people per square kilometre | 0.3101 people per square kilometre | 0.4321 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2384 people per square kilometre | 0.2076 people per square kilometre | 0.2806 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 54 Central African Republic 0.2467 people per square kilometre compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2351 people per square kilometre compare
- 56 Kenya 0.2348 people per square kilometre compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.2166 people per square kilometre compare
- 59 Colombia 0.1989 people per square kilometre compare
- 60 Tunisia 0.1959 people per square kilometre compare
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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.2188 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4321 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 57th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.