Basic sanitation access in Burundi

44.6% of people in Burundi used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Burundi, 2024 44.6% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 44.6%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 166th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Burundi 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.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period BurundiWorld
2024 44.6% 82.2%
2023 44.6% 81.5%
2022 44.7% 80.4%
2021 44.6% 79.4%
2020 44.5% 78.3%
2019 44.4% 77.2%
2018 44.5% 76.0%
2017 44.6% 74.9%
2016 44.8% 73.8%
2015 44.9% 72.6%
2014 45.0% 71.4%
2013 45.1% 70.2%
2012 45.2% 68.9%
2011 45.4% 67.8%
2010 45.5% 66.7%
2009 45.6% 65.5%
2008 45.7% 64.3%
2007 45.8% 63.1%
2006 45.9% 61.9%
2005 46.0% 60.7%
2004 46.1% 59.6%
2003 46.2% 58.4%
2002 46.1% 57.3%
2001 46.0% 55.6%
2000 45.9% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 44.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 45.0%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Burundi has the 166th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Burundi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene