Solid biofuels — Energy production in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 161,137 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Burkina Faso stood at 161,137 TJ.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Burkina Faso peaked at 192,672 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54,708 TJ, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54,708 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 55,521 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 56,476 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 57,557 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 58,548 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 59,479 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 60,498 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 61,550 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 62,482 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66,777 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 68,374 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 68,498 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 70,512 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 72,558 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 74,449 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 97,223 TJ | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 102,037 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 106,654 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 114,373 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 116,035 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 116,012 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 122,968 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 130,439 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 139,460 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 147,132 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 156,603 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 154,726 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 163,421 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 172,379 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 177,623 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 192,672 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 154,947 TJ | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 158,050 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 159,597 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 161,137 TJ | +1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 161,137 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 89,896 TJ, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 161,137 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89,896 TJ, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 | +30.6% | 74,449 TJ | 97,223 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,360 TJ | 54,708 TJ | 66,777 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,071 TJ | 68,374 TJ | 116,035 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,076 TJ | 116,012 TJ | 177,623 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,281 TJ | 154,947 TJ | 192,672 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 production in Burkina Faso?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Burkina Faso was 161,137 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 192,672 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,708 TJ in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 production. 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.