Electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity production from oil sources was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso stood at 79.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso peaked at 95.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1995.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 210 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.
Electricity production from oil sources 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 | 94.1% | +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 | 79.1% | -5.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 79.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 79.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 4.6× 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% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 79.1% | 83.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso was 79.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1995.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.