Free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Free fair elections bti was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1 for free fair elections bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 106th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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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 free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso?
- Free fair elections bti in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free fair elections bti recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest free fair elections bti recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for free fair elections bti?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free fair elections bti rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Free fair elections bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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