Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi

Burundi: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 0.1% in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
0.1%
World rank
48th
of 51 countries
All-time high
66.6%
in 1970
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
25
1965–2008

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi, 1965–2008

02040601965198620081965: 5.11970: 66.61975: 11.51976: 1.51983: 24.71984: 26.21986: 65.21988: 27.91989: 19.31990: 12.81991: 32.21992: 38.81993: 32.61994: 401995: 27.31996: 27.71997: 32.11998: 561999: 63.22000: 55.62001: 22.82002: 302003: 41.82004: 54.12008: 0.066

Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 0.1% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi peaked at 66.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

Burundi ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation) in Burundi, 1965 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1965 5.1%
1970 66.6% +1213.2%
1975 11.5% -82.8%
1976 1.5% -86.6%
1983 24.7% +1504.9%
1984 26.2% +6.3%
1986 65.2% +148.5%
1988 27.9% -57.2%
1989 19.3% -30.9%
1990 12.8% -33.8%
1991 32.2% +152.3%
1992 38.8% +20.2%
1993 32.6% -15.8%
1994 40.0% +22.5%
1995 27.3% -31.7%
1996 27.7% +1.4%
1997 32.1% +15.7%
1998 56.0% +74.7%
1999 63.2% +12.8%
2000 55.6% -12.0%
2001 22.8% -58.9%
2002 30.0% +31.4%
2003 41.8% +39.5%
2004 54.1% +29.2%
2008 0.1% -99.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.1% 5.1% 5.1% 1
1970s 26.5% 1.5% 66.6% 3
1980s 32.7% 19.3% 65.2% 5
1990s 36.3% 12.8% 63.2% 10
2000s 34.1% 0.1% 55.6% 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 45 Ghana 0.2% compare
  2. 46 Eswatini 0.2% compare
  3. 47 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  4. 49 Senegal 0.0% compare
  5. 50 Algeria 0.0% compare
  6. 50 Sudan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi?
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burundi was 0.1% in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
What is the highest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Burundi rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Burundi ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
Is unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation)
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,047 data points, 1965–2008
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Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.