Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electric power transmission and distribution losses was 17.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of output.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.1% for electric power transmission and distribution losses in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso peaked at 28.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 33rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8% | — |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +92.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -66.2% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +163.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +45.1% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.3%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +163.4% | 4.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010 | +92.2% | 14.6% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.6% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 4.3% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.4% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 30 Rwanda 18.3% compare
- 31 Morocco 18.2% compare
- 32 Tajikistan 17.3% compare
- 34 Ecuador 17.0% compare
- 35 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.8% compare
- 36 Mozambique 16.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- 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 electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso?
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses in Burkina Faso was 17.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electric power transmission and distribution losses recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electric power transmission and distribution losses?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electric power transmission and distribution losses rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power transmission and distribution losses (% of output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. The losses are expressed as a share of the total output.