Total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total natural resource rents was 20.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +107.1% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +119.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 20.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 20.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +119.4% | 9.2% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 4.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.2% | 20.1% | 2 |
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 total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso?
- Total natural resource rents in Burkina Faso was 20.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total natural resource rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.