Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 21.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso, 1993–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso stood at 21.7%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1993.
Burkina Faso ranks 207th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.1% | — |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +31.9% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 204 Sierra Leone 35.5% compare
- 205 Liberia 32.5% compare
- 206 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.1% compare
- 208 Papua New Guinea 20.5% compare
- 209 Niger 20.1% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 17.6% 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 share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Burkina Faso was 21.7% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.