Burkina Faso - Access to basic handwashing facilities

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in Burkina Faso was 5.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 5.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.17 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 3.17
2001 3.17
2002 3.29
2003 3.41
2004 3.53
2005 3.65
2006 3.77
2007 3.89
2008 4.01
2009 4.13
2010 4.25
2011 4.37
2012 4.49
2013 4.61
2014 4.74
2015 4.86
2016 4.98
2017 5.10
2018 5.22
2019 5.34
2020 5.46

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) in Burkina Faso was 17.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 25.24 in 2001, while its lowest value was 17.06 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 25.24
2001 25.24
2002 24.81
2003 24.38
2004 23.95
2005 23.52
2006 23.09
2007 22.66
2008 22.23
2009 21.80
2010 21.37
2011 20.94
2012 20.50
2013 20.07
2014 19.64
2015 19.21
2016 18.78
2017 18.35
2018 17.92
2019 17.49
2020 17.06

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 9.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.11 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 7.11
2001 7.26
2002 7.44
2003 7.60
2004 7.77
2005 7.93
2006 8.09
2007 8.21
2008 8.30
2009 8.39
2010 8.47
2011 8.55
2012 8.62
2013 8.69
2014 8.75
2015 8.81
2016 8.86
2017 8.91
2018 8.95
2019 8.98
2020 9.01

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention