Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 17.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 123.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.8% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 22.1% compare
- 153 Vanuatu 20.6% compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 19.1% compare
- 156 Kiribati 16.4% compare
- 157 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 14.5% compare
- 158 Micronesia, Federated States of 13.3% compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Burkina Faso was 17.0% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.