Basic drinking water access in Burkina Faso
50.0% of people in Burkina Faso used at least basic drinking water services in 2024.
Burkina Faso, 2024
50.0%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
199th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Burkina Faso over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50.0% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 49.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 52.3%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Burkina Faso has the 199th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.