Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Burkina Faso is 78.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Burkina Faso peaked at 95.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1995.
That places Burkina Faso 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.1% | — |
| 1991 | 93.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 66.2% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 61.3% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -5.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 78.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.7%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 78.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 61.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 74.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 84.1% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 78.0% | 83.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Burkina Faso was 78.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1995.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.