Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 46.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 46.5% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 153rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +4.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 46.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.7%, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 46.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 20.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 39.7% | 46.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 353 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 55,177 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 23,124 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -38.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burkina Faso?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burkina Faso was 46.5% 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, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.