Number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Number without clean cooking fuel was 19.11 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.11 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
25th
of 189 countries
All-time high
19.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.62 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201120232000: 11.6M2001: 11.9M2002: 12.3M2003: 12.6M2004: 13.0M2005: 13.4M2006: 13.8M2007: 14.1M2008: 14.5M2009: 14.8M2010: 15.2M2011: 15.6M2012: 16.0M2013: 16.4M2014: 16.7M2015: 17.1M2016: 17.4M2017: 17.8M2018: 18.0M2019: 18.3M2020: 18.6M2021: 18.8M2022: 18.9M2023: 19.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso stood at 19.11 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.62 million, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 11.62 million —
2001 11.94 million +2.8%
2002 12.29 million +2.9%
2003 12.64 million +2.8%
2004 13.01 million +3.0%
2005 13.39 million +2.9%
2006 13.76 million +2.7%
2007 14.11 million +2.5%
2008 14.50 million +2.8%
2009 14.85 million +2.4%
2010 15.24 million +2.6%
2011 15.60 million +2.3%
2012 15.95 million +2.3%
2013 16.35 million +2.5%
2014 16.72 million +2.2%
2015 17.09 million +2.2%
2016 17.44 million +2.1%
2017 17.79 million +2.0%
2018 18.05 million +1.5%
2019 18.34 million +1.6%
2020 18.58 million +1.3%
2021 18.78 million +1.1%
2022 18.93 million +0.8%
2023 19.11 million +1.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 19.11 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 19.11 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.21 million 11.62 million 14.85 million 10
2010s 16.86 million 15.24 million 18.34 million 10
2020s 18.85 million 18.58 million 19.11 million 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 22 Yemen 20.76 million compare
  2. 23 Cameroon 19.66 million compare
  3. 24 Mexico 19.33 million compare
  4. 26 Zambia 18.82 million compare
  5. 27 Angola 18.30 million compare
  6. 28 Chad 17.45 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Burkina Faso was 19.11 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 19.11 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 11.62 million in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number without clean cooking fuel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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