Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Burkina Faso

Access to electricity in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 34%. Ranked 208 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 27.9 pp.

2024 34% +12.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 208of 215
Period maximum 34%2024
Period minimum 6.1%1993

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Burkina Faso, 1993–20240102030401993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 6.1%1994: 6.1%1995: 6.6%1996: 7.1%1997: 7.6%1998: 8.1%1999: 6.9%2000: 9.1%2001: 9.5%2002: 9.9%2003: 11.4%2004: 10.7%2005: 11.1%2006: 11.6%2007: 12%2008: 12.5%2009: 12.6%2010: 13.1%2011: 14.8%2012: 15.1%2013: 15.4%2014: 19.2%2015: 16.2%2016: 16.6%2017: 17%2018: 14.4%2019: 17.6%2020: 18.5%2021: 19%2022: 19.5%2023: 21.7%2024: 34%
Change over the period: +27.9 pp Annual average: 0.9 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 34%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34 +12.3 pp
2023 21.7 +2.2 pp
2022 19.5 +0.5 pp
2021 19 +0.5 pp
2020 18.5 +0.9 pp
2019 17.6 +3.2 pp
2018 14.4 −2.6 pp
2017 17 +0.4 pp
2016 16.6 +0.4 pp
2015 16.2 −3 pp
2014 19.2 +3.8 pp
2013 15.4 +0.3 pp
2012 15.1 +0.3 pp
2011 14.8 +1.7 pp
2010 13.1 +0.5 pp
2009 12.6 +0.1 pp
2008 12.5 +0.5 pp
2007 12 +0.4 pp
2006 11.6 +0.5 pp
2005 11.1 +0.4 pp
2004 10.7 −0.7 pp
2003 11.4 +1.5 pp
2002 9.9 +0.4 pp
2001 9.5 +0.4 pp
2000 9.1 +2.2 pp
1999 6.9 −1.2 pp
1998 8.1 +0.5 pp
1997 7.6 +0.5 pp
1996 7.1 +0.5 pp
1995 6.6 +0.5 pp
1994 6.1 +0 pp
1993 6.1

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.