Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi

Burundi: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 6.36 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
6.36
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
111th
of 113 countries
All-time high
6.36
in 2023
All-time low
6.14
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi, 2015–2023

02462015201920232015: 6.12016: 6.12017: 6.12018: 6.12019: 6.12020: 6.22021: 6.22022: 6.32023: 6.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi stood at 6.36. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi peaked at 6.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.14, in 2015.

Burundi ranks 111th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 6.14
2016 6.14 +0.1%
2017 6.14 +0.0%
2018 6.14 +0.0%
2019 6.14 -0.0%
2020 6.2 +0.9%
2021 6.25 +0.9%
2022 6.3 +0.9%
2023 6.36 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.14 6.14 6.14 5
2020s 6.28 6.2 6.36 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 108 Gambia 12.96 compare
  2. 109 Benin 12.86 compare
  3. 110 Sudan 10.76 compare
  4. 112 Ethiopia 5.85 compare
  5. 113 Liberia 3.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi?
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Burundi was 6.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 6.36 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 6.14 in 2015.
How does Burundi rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
Burundi ranks 111th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,032 data points, 2015–2024
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