Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 137,953 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Burkina Faso stood at 137,953 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Burkina Faso peaked at 166,459 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46,952 TJ, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46,952 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 47,636 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 48,453 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 49,397 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 50,240 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 51,024 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 51,887 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 52,783 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53,550 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 57,236 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 58,610 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 58,734 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 60,473 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 62,228 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 63,843 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 83,343 TJ | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 87,471 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 91,399 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 97,990 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 99,402 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 99,514 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 104,694 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 110,226 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 116,617 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 122,401 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 129,138 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 135,937 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 142,980 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 150,253 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 154,711 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 166,459 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 134,269 TJ | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 136,536 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 137,248 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 137,953 TJ | +0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 137,953 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 82,407 TJ, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 137,953 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73,528 TJ, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.5% | 63,843 TJ | 83,343 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,916 TJ | 46,952 TJ | 57,236 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,349 TJ | 58,610 TJ | 99,402 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,647 TJ | 99,514 TJ | 154,711 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,493 TJ | 134,269 TJ | 166,459 TJ | 5 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Burkina Faso?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Burkina Faso was 137,953 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 166,459 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,952 TJ in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.