Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 87.8% for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29.4% | — |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 29.4% | 39.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 40.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 48.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 60.5% | 87.8% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso?
- Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Burkina Faso was 87.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 182nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The definition used in international statistics adopts a very low cutoff for what it means to ‘have access to electricity’. It is defined as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.