Renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Renewable energy electricity output was 93.46 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
93.46 GWh
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
152nd
of 230 countries
All-time high
135.9 GWh
in 2008
All-time low
9 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015

0501001501990200220151990: 9 GWh1991: 13 GWh1992: 20 GWh1993: 47 GWh1994: 73 GWh1995: 94 GWh1996: 73.8 GWh1997: 61.5 GWh1998: 78.3 GWh1999: 124.7 GWh2000: 98.3 GWh2001: 53.8 GWh2002: 63.8 GWh2003: 95.9 GWh2004: 101.5 GWh2005: 100.5 GWh2006: 80.1 GWh2007: 111 GWh2008: 135.9 GWh2009: 132.3 GWh2010: 117.5 GWh2011: 81.9 GWh2012: 96.6 GWh2013: 105.5 GWh2014: 90.5 GWh2015: 93.5 GWh

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

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso stood at 93.46 GWh.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso peaked at 135.9 GWh in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9 GWh, in 1990.

That places Burkina Faso 152nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.43 GWh 9 GWh 124.7 GWh 10
2000s 97.31 GWh 53.8 GWh 135.9 GWh 10
2010s 97.57 GWh 81.9 GWh 117.5 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 149 Sierra Leone 125 GWh compare
  2. 150 Hong Kong 106 GWh compare
  3. 151 Malta 100 GWh compare
  4. 153 Andorra 85.6 GWh compare
  5. 154 Cape Verde 85.1 GWh compare
  6. 155 Haiti 83 GWh compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso?
Renewable energy electricity output in Burkina Faso was 93.46 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 135.9 GWh in 2008.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 9 GWh in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Burkina Faso ranks 152nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
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
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.