Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 93.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
93.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 159 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 1999
All-time low
93.8%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 93.8% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso peaked at 96.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.6% | — |
| 1991 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 93.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 93.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.2% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.8% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 94.6% compare
- 7 South Sudan 94.3% compare
- 8 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 92.9% compare
- 12 Cameroon 92.3% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Burkina Faso was 93.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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