Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Renewable energy consumption was 71.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 71.4% for renewable energy consumption in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso peaked at 86.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.3% | — |
| 1991 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 83.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.8% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 72.7% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.2% | 73.1% | 3 |
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- 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 renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso?
- Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso was 71.4% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.