Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 3.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso stood at 3.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 155th of 189 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 152 Papua New Guinea 5.8% compare
- 153 Cameroon 5.4% compare
- 154 Congo 4.9% compare
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 2.7% compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.5% 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.0957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0004 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Burkina Faso was 3.5% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. 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, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.