Access to electricity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to electricity was 19.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Burkina Faso, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.2% for access to electricity in 2016.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +52.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.1% | 19.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 206 Madagascar 22.9% compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 20.3% compare
- 208 Liberia 19.8% compare
- 210 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.1% compare
- 211 Niger 16.2% compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 14.7% compare
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 19.2% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to electricity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 209th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.