People without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.66 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.66 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.939 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.66 units per person, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.939 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.9387 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9337 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9288 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9238 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.931 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.909 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.905 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.901 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.886 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.893 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.889 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.884 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.88 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.875 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.874 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.869 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.852 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.849 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.846 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.808 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.838 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.834 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.856 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.824 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.815 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.81 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.805 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.783 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.66 units per person | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9306 units per person | 0.9189 units per person | 0.939 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8896 units per person | 0.874 units per person | 0.909 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8406 units per person | 0.808 units per person | 0.869 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7746 units per person | 0.66 units per person | 0.815 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 5 Burundi 0.799 units per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 units per person compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.775 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 units per person compare
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 units per person compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 units per person 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.66 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.939 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 units per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.