Energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso is 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.78 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.37 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 5.18 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.11 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.94 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.78 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.71 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.74 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.64 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.42 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.55 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.61 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.71 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.57 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.43 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.31 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.35 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.35 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.78 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.74 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.3 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 57 Algeria 5.61 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 60 Samoa 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 5.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 63 Libya 5.26 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in Burkina Faso was 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2022, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.