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Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Renewable energy consumption was 74.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
74.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
27th
of 224 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 1994
All-time low
74.2%
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 93.2 % in TFEC1991: 93.3 % in TFEC1992: 93.3 % in TFEC1993: 93.5 % in TFEC1994: 93.6 % in TFEC1995: 93.1 % in TFEC1996: 92.2 % in TFEC1997: 91.4 % in TFEC1998: 91 % in TFEC1999: 86.9 % in TFEC2000: 85.4 % in TFEC2001: 83.7 % in TFEC2002: 79.3 % in TFEC2003: 79.1 % in TFEC2004: 83.5 % in TFEC2005: 86.5 % in TFEC2006: 84.6 % in TFEC2007: 82.4 % in TFEC2008: 82.9 % in TFEC2009: 83.6 % in TFEC2010: 81.5 % in TFEC2011: 80.6 % in TFEC2012: 77.2 % in TFEC2013: 75.4 % in TFEC2014: 75.2 % in TFEC2015: 74.2 % in TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 74.2% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso peaked at 93.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2015.

Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.1% 86.9% 93.6% 10
2000s 83.1% 79.1% 86.5% 10
2010s 77.3% 74.2% 81.5% 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 24 Cameroon 76.5% compare
  2. 25 Guinea 76.3% compare
  3. 26 Haiti 76.1% compare
  4. 28 Kenya 72.7% compare
  5. 29 Togo 71.3% compare
  6. 30 Madagascar 70.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso?
Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso was 74.2% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1994.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2015.
How does Burkina Faso rank for renewable energy consumption?
Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption