Access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to handwashing facilities was 25.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso peaked at 25.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.5% | — |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.3% | 25.9% | 5 |
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More population data for Burkina Faso
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Burkina Faso was 25.9% 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 access to handwashing facilities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Burkina Faso ranks 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 Access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.