People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 65.9 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 65.9 units per square kilometre for people without electricity country, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 66.23 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.88 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33.88 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 34.74 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 35.45 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 36.17 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.92 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 37.75 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 39.39 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 39.62 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 40.67 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 41.76 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 42.37 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.06 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.27 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.44 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 47.66 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 48.8 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 50.18 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 51.38 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 51.89 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 53.29 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 54.72 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 53.84 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.51 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 58.94 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60.35 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 63.94 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 63.13 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 63.98 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.12 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 66.23 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 65.9 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.33 units per square kilometre | 33.88 units per square kilometre | 39.39 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 44.68 units per square kilometre | 39.62 units per square kilometre | 50.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.9 units per square kilometre | 51.38 units per square kilometre | 63.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.31 units per square kilometre | 63.98 units per square kilometre | 66.23 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 93.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Gambia 88.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 75.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Togo 61.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Benin 53.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Ethiopia 50.86 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 65.9 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66.23 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.88 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.