Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Renewable energy consumption was 108,924 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso stood at 108,924 TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso peaked at 108,924 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44,269 TJ, in 2002.
Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90,862 TJ | 64,375 TJ | 99,235 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,492 TJ | 44,269 TJ | 102,088 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,272 TJ | 103,484 TJ | 108,924 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso?
- Renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso was 108,924 TJ 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 108,924 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,269 TJ in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Burkina Faso ranks 65th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste