Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) was 74.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
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 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.2% | — |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | -1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 74.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 74.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 226 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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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption