Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 222nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +56.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 34.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 34.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 | +56.7% | 21.7% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 18.5% | 34.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 219 Sierra Leone 39.2% compare
- 220 Mozambique 36.9% compare
- 221 Liberia 34.9% compare
- 223 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.5% compare
- 224 Niger 21.3% compare
- 225 Burundi 20.1% 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Burkina Faso was 34.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Burkina Faso ranks 222nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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