Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies was 14.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.99
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.99
in 2023
All-time low
7.88
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 7.91991: 81992: 8.21993: 8.41994: 8.61995: 8.81996: 91997: 9.21998: 9.31999: 9.52000: 9.72001: 102002: 10.22003: 10.42004: 10.62005: 10.82006: 11.12007: 11.32008: 11.62009: 11.82010: 122011: 12.32012: 12.62013: 12.92014: 13.12015: 13.42016: 13.62017: 13.92018: 14.12019: 14.32020: 14.52021: 14.72022: 14.82023: 15

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 14.99 for population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.88, in 1990.

That places Burkina Faso 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions) in Burkina Faso, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 7.88
1991 8.05 +2.2%
1992 8.22 +2.2%
1993 8.41 +2.2%
1994 8.58 +2.1%
1995 8.78 +2.3%
1996 8.98 +2.3%
1997 9.15 +1.9%
1998 9.34 +2.0%
1999 9.53 +2.1%
2000 9.74 +2.2%
2001 9.96 +2.2%
2002 10.17 +2.1%
2003 10.39 +2.2%
2004 10.61 +2.1%
2005 10.84 +2.2%
2006 11.06 +2.0%
2007 11.29 +2.1%
2008 11.55 +2.3%
2009 11.8 +2.1%
2010 12.05 +2.1%
2011 12.31 +2.2%
2012 12.58 +2.2%
2013 12.85 +2.1%
2014 13.11 +2.0%
2015 13.38 +2.1%
2016 13.65 +2.0%
2017 13.89 +1.8%
2018 14.13 +1.7%
2019 14.34 +1.5%
2020 14.52 +1.2%
2021 14.69 +1.2%
2022 14.84 +1.1%
2023 14.99 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.69 7.88 9.53 10
2000s 10.74 9.74 11.8 10
2010s 13.23 12.05 14.34 10
2020s 14.76 14.52 14.99 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso?
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Burkina Faso was 14.99 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 14.99 in 2023.
What is the lowest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 7.88 in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies?
Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 7,072 data points, 1990–2023
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