Total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total natural resources rents was 20.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso is 20.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +107.1% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +119.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 4.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.2% | 20.1% | 2 |
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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 total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso?
- Total natural resources rents in Burkina Faso was 20.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total natural resources rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.