Which has higher combustible renewables and waste, Burkina Faso or Low & middle income?

Burkina Faso, at 71.3% against 30.1% in Low & middle income as of 2023.

What is the difference in combustible renewables and waste between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?

41.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Low & middle income: Combustible renewables and waste

Burkina Faso

71.3%

in 2023

Low & middle income

30.1%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

16th

Low & middle income rank

15th

Combustible renewables and waste over time

Burkina Faso
Low & middle income

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 71.3% against 30.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 41.2%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 150 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	86.3%	23.0%	63.3%	Burkina Faso
2000s	79.6%	17.7%	61.9%	Burkina Faso
2010s	78.5%	13.0%	65.5%	Burkina Faso
2020s	72.3%	12.5%	59.8%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher combustible renewables and waste, Burkina Faso or Low & middle income?: Burkina Faso, at 71.3% against 30.1% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in combustible renewables and waste between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?: 41.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Low & middle income rank globally for combustible renewables and waste?: Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Combustible renewables and waste (% of total energy)
Unit: % of total energy
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 6,582 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Combustible renewables and waste comprise solid biomass, liquid biomass, biogas, industrial waste, and municipal waste, measured as a percentage of total energy use. The indicator expresses the share of total energy supply.