Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 31.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.38
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
94th
of 124 countries
All-time high
31.38
in 2024
All-time low
27.72
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 27.72001: 27.72002: 27.92003: 282004: 28.22005: 28.42006: 28.52007: 28.72008: 28.82009: 292010: 29.22011: 29.32012: 29.52013: 29.62014: 29.82015: 302016: 30.12017: 30.32018: 30.42019: 30.62020: 30.72021: 30.92022: 312023: 31.22024: 31.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso stood at 31.38. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.72, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 94th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 27.72
2001 27.72 +0.0%
2002 27.88 +0.6%
2003 28.04 +0.6%
2004 28.2 +0.6%
2005 28.36 +0.6%
2006 28.52 +0.6%
2007 28.68 +0.6%
2008 28.84 +0.6%
2009 29 +0.6%
2010 29.16 +0.5%
2011 29.32 +0.5%
2012 29.48 +0.5%
2013 29.64 +0.5%
2014 29.79 +0.5%
2015 29.95 +0.5%
2016 30.11 +0.5%
2017 30.27 +0.5%
2018 30.42 +0.5%
2019 30.58 +0.5%
2020 30.74 +0.5%
2021 30.89 +0.5%
2022 31.05 +0.5%
2023 31.2 +0.5%
2024 31.38 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.3 27.72 29 10
2010s 29.87 29.16 30.58 10
2020s 31.05 30.74 31.38 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 91 Naoero 33.16 compare
  2. 92 Côte d'Ivoire 32.2 compare
  3. 93 Chad 32.02 compare
  4. 95 Gambia 31.03 compare
  5. 96 Papua New Guinea 31 compare
  6. 97 Bangladesh 30.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Burkina Faso was 31.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 31.38 in 2024.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 27.72 in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Burkina Faso ranks 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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