Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Burkina Faso

Access to basic sanitation in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 31.8%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 23 pp.

2024 31.8% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 177of 193
Period maximum 31.8%2024
Period minimum 8.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Burkina Faso, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 8.8%2001: 9.1%2002: 10.1%2003: 11%2004: 12%2005: 13%2006: 14%2007: 14.9%2008: 15.8%2009: 16.8%2010: 17.7%2011: 18.7%2012: 19.6%2013: 20.6%2014: 21.6%2015: 22.6%2016: 23.6%2017: 24.7%2018: 25.7%2019: 26.7%2020: 27.8%2021: 28.8%2022: 29.9%2023: 30.9%2024: 31.8%
Change over the period: +23 pp Annual average: 0.96 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 31.8%
World 82.2%
Western Africa computed 41.6%
Low-income countries computed 33.1%
Access to basic sanitation — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.8 +0.9 pp
2023 30.9 +1.1 pp
2022 29.9 +1.1 pp
2021 28.8 +1 pp
2020 27.8 +1 pp
2019 26.7 +1 pp
2018 25.7 +1 pp
2017 24.7 +1 pp
2016 23.6 +1 pp
2015 22.6 +1 pp
2014 21.6 +1 pp
2013 20.6 +1 pp
2012 19.6 +1 pp
2011 18.7 +1 pp
2010 17.7 +0.9 pp
2009 16.8 +0.9 pp
2008 15.8 +0.9 pp
2007 14.9 +1 pp
2006 14 +1 pp
2005 13 +1 pp
2004 12 +1 pp
2003 11 +0.9 pp
2002 10.1 +0.9 pp
2001 9.1 +0.3 pp
2000 8.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.