Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 33 publications in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
33 publications
Change on year
up 65.0%
World rank
119th
of 165 countries
All-time high
33 publications
in 2024
All-time low
2 publications
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso, 2016–2024

01020302016202020242016: 2 publications2017: 2 publications2018: 5 publications2019: 5 publications2020: 10 publications2021: 14 publications2022: 18 publications2023: 20 publications2024: 33 publications

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications.

Analysis

In 2024, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso stood at 33 publications. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 65.0% on the previous year and up 1,550.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso peaked at 33 publications in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2 publications, in 2016.

Burkina Faso ranks 119th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.5 publications 2 publications 5 publications 4
2020s 19 publications 10 publications 33 publications 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Burkina Faso was 33 publications in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 33 publications in 2024.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2 publications in 2016.
How does Burkina Faso rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Burkina Faso ranks 119th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.