Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 31.76 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso is 31.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.67 | 11.3 | 18.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.92 | 19.71 | 28.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.64 | 29.01 | 31.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 South Sudan 37.9 compare
- 3 Sudan 28.76 compare
- 4 Ethiopia 27.7 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 26.8 compare
More population data for Burkina Faso
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.034 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.29 million (2100)
- Population density 182.22 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.034 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 40,542 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.11 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 39,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Burkina Faso was 31.76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Burkina Faso ranks 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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