Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate was -13.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso is -13.79 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2,658.8% on the previous year and down 757.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.83 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -13.79 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 62nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2004 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +176.7% |
| 2005 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9852 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +174.1% |
| 2013 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2015 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -524.5% |
| 2016 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +147.9% |
| 2019 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2020 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -205.8% |
| 2021 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -0.5 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2024 | -13.79 % change on previous year | +2658.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -13.79 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -2.78 % change on previous year, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -13.79 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.47 % change on previous year, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2658.8% | -0.5 % change on previous year | -13.79 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +524.5% | -1.61 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.89 % change on previous year | -13.79 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 59 Vanuatu -8.09 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of -8.9 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Djibouti -10.28 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Yemen -13.93 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Colombia -14.47 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Afghanistan -14.62 % change on previous year 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 number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate in Burkina Faso was -13.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.79 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 757.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people without access to electricity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people without access to electricity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.