Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Burkina Faso

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 82.84%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.48 pp.

2024 82.84% −1.18 pp vs 2023
World rank 134of 196
Period maximum 90.1%2015
Period minimum 74.36%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Burkina Faso, 2000–20247075808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 74.36%2001: 86.11%2002: 83.33%2003: 77.78%2004: 78.72%2005: 80.77%2006: 85.45%2007: 81.97%2008: 78.69%2009: 81.43%2010: 77.59%2011: 83.33%2012: 82.81%2013: 84%2014: 88.64%2015: 90.1%2016: 83.84%2017: 85.71%2018: 85.56%2019: 83.75%2020: 81.13%2021: 81.87%2022: 84.62%2023: 84.02%2024: 82.84%
Change over the period: +8.48 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Burkina Faso 82.84%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Western Africa computed 70.87%
Low-income countries computed 36.59%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.84 −1.18 pp
2023 84.02 −0.6 pp
2022 84.62 +2.75 pp
2021 81.87 +0.74 pp
2020 81.13 −2.62 pp
2019 83.75 −1.81 pp
2018 85.56 −0.15 pp
2017 85.71 +1.87 pp
2016 83.84 −6.26 pp
2015 90.1 +1.46 pp
2014 88.64 +4.64 pp
2013 84 +1.19 pp
2012 82.81 −0.52 pp
2011 83.33 +5.74 pp
2010 77.59 −3.84 pp
2009 81.43 +2.74 pp
2008 78.69 −3.28 pp
2007 81.97 −3.48 pp
2006 85.45 +4.68 pp
2005 80.77 +2.05 pp
2004 78.72 +0.94 pp
2003 77.78 −5.55 pp
2002 83.33 −2.78 pp
2001 86.11 +11.75 pp
2000 74.36

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.