Access to electricity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to electricity was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Burkina Faso, 1993–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Burkina Faso is 0.8%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 199th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6% | — |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +114.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +51.0% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -89.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +1049.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -67.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +206.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +106.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -65.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Burkina Faso?
- Access to electricity in Burkina Faso was 0.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to electricity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 199th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.