Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 162nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 22% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -68.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Burkina Faso was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Burkina Faso ranks 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.