Burkina Faso Urban Public Transport Accessibility Estimates

Burkina Faso data estimating the share of the urban population with access to a public transport stop within a walking distance of 500 meters for low-capacity systems or 1000 meters for high-capacity systems. The dataset was produced by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Data and Analytics Section and was last updated on May 6, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess urban transport equity based on estimated population access shares.
• Model service coverage gaps for low and high capacity public transport systems.
• Benchmark city performance against sustainable development goals related to transport.
• Inform infrastructure investment decisions using network-based accessibility metrics.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
• Accessibility is calculated along the street network for realistic walking distances.
• Distinguishes between low-capacity (500m) and high-capacity (1000m) transport systems.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Data and Analytics Section

Collection Method

Estimated share calculated along the street network.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:32:24.331968; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso