Access to electricity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to electricity was 60.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Burkina Faso, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 60.7% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Burkina Faso peaked at 60.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 205th 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.0% | — |
| 1991 | 30.2% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 29.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 41.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 48.5% | 60.7% | 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 60.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to electricity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 205th 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 25.9%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.