People without electricity country in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: People without electricity country was 15.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.54 million
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
13th
of 214 countries
All-time high
18.12 million
in 2022
All-time low
9.27 million
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

People without electricity country in Burkina Faso, 1993–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1993200820241993: 9.3M1994: 9.5M1995: 9.7M1996: 9.9M1997: 10.1M1998: 10.3M1999: 10.8M2000: 10.8M2001: 11.1M2002: 11.4M2003: 11.6M2004: 12.1M2005: 12.4M2006: 12.7M2007: 13.0M2008: 13.4M2009: 13.7M2010: 14.1M2011: 14.2M2012: 14.6M2013: 15.0M2014: 14.7M2015: 15.7M2016: 16.1M2017: 16.5M2018: 17.5M2019: 17.3M2020: 17.5M2021: 17.8M2022: 18.1M2023: 18.0M2024: 15.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 15.54 million for people without electricity country in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.12 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.27 million, in 1993.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

People without electricity country in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for People without electricity country in Burkina Faso, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 9.27 million
1994 9.50 million +2.5%
1995 9.70 million +2.1%
1996 9.90 million +2.0%
1997 10.10 million +2.1%
1998 10.33 million +2.3%
1999 10.78 million +4.3%
2000 10.84 million +0.6%
2001 11.13 million +2.6%
2002 11.43 million +2.7%
2003 11.59 million +1.4%
2004 12.06 million +4.0%
2005 12.39 million +2.7%
2006 12.71 million +2.6%
2007 13.04 million +2.6%
2008 13.35 million +2.4%
2009 13.73 million +2.8%
2010 14.06 million +2.4%
2011 14.20 million +1.0%
2012 14.58 million +2.7%
2013 14.97 million +2.7%
2014 14.73 million -1.6%
2015 15.74 million +6.8%
2016 16.13 million +2.5%
2017 16.51 million +2.4%
2018 17.50 million +6.0%
2019 17.27 million -1.3%
2020 17.51 million +1.3%
2021 17.82 million +1.8%
2022 18.12 million +1.7%
2023 18.03 million -0.5%
2024 15.54 million -13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.94 million 9.27 million 10.78 million 7
2000s 12.23 million 10.84 million 13.73 million 10
2010s 15.57 million 14.06 million 17.50 million 10
2020s 17.40 million 15.54 million 18.12 million 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 10 Chad 17.58 million compare
  2. 11 Sudan 17.15 million compare
  3. 12 Angola 16.86 million compare
  4. 14 Kenya 12.98 million compare
  5. 15 Mali 12.36 million compare
  6. 16 South Sudan 11.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without electricity country in Burkina Faso?
People without electricity country in Burkina Faso was 15.54 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 18.12 million in 2022.
What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 9.27 million in 1993.
How does Burkina Faso rank for people without electricity country?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without electricity country rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without electricity country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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