Share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share using safely managed sanitation was 24.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 24.72 for share using safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso peaked at 24.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.92, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.92 | — |
| 2001 | 6.1 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.86 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 7.63 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.41 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 9.21 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 10.02 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 10.81 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 11.57 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.34 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.13 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 13.93 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 14.73 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 15.54 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.37 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 17.2 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 18.03 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.87 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 19.72 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 20.57 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 21.43 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 22.29 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.16 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 24.02 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 24.72 | +2.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 24.72 is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.01, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 24.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.56, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.89 | 5.92 | 12.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 | 13.13 | 20.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.13 | 21.43 | 24.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso?
- Share using safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso was 24.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed sanitation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share using safely managed sanitation?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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