Burkina Faso - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Burkina Faso was 32.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 53.51 in 2001, while its lowest value was 32.72 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 53.51
2001 53.51
2002 52.58
2003 51.64
2004 50.68
2005 49.70
2006 48.70
2007 47.68
2008 46.65
2009 45.59
2010 44.52
2011 43.42
2012 42.31
2013 41.18
2014 40.03
2015 38.86
2016 37.67
2017 36.46
2018 35.23
2019 33.98
2020 32.72

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Burkina Faso was 80.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.06 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 79.06
2001 79.06
2002 79.12
2003 79.18
2004 79.24
2005 79.30
2006 79.35
2007 79.41
2008 79.46
2009 79.52
2010 79.57
2011 79.63
2012 79.68
2013 79.73
2014 79.78
2015 79.84
2016 79.89
2017 79.94
2018 79.99
2019 80.03
2020 80.08

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 47.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 58.24 in 2001, while its lowest value was 47.21 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 58.07
2001 58.24
2002 57.69
2003 57.15
2004 56.61
2005 56.07
2006 55.55
2007 54.98
2008 54.37
2009 53.76
2010 53.15
2011 52.54
2012 51.94
2013 51.33
2014 50.73
2015 50.14
2016 49.54
2017 48.95
2018 48.37
2019 47.79
2020 47.21

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention