Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 63.0% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 205th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 17.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 37.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 55.9% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4152 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 476.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 241.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 277,261 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Burkina Faso was 63.0% 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 share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Burkina Faso ranks 205th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.