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Burkina Faso - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 1.28

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked

Latest value

1.28 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 178 economies

vs global median

0.1×

Growth since 1985

0.46×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#6719621972198219922002201220222023#11#222010 overtook Sierra Leone2016 overtook Comoros
Burkina FasoCongo, Rep.BelizePapua New GuineaEquatorial Guinea

Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Burkina Faso climbed from #11 to #22 (overtook Sierra Leone). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burkina Faso ↓

Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2010
Overtook Sierra Leone in global rank auto
2010
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Comoros in global rank auto

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1985-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198519952005201520230.5935.417.82
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