Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.647 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.647 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.24 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4702 m3 per person, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.24 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.24 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.24 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.23 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.23 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.22 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.22 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.22 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.22 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.21 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.22 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.2 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.17 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.17 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.15 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.12 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.12 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.11 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.07 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.07 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.03 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.996 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9996 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9971 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9844 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9726 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9592 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6245 m3 per person | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6207 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.602 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4739 m3 per person | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4702 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5955 m3 per person | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.756 m3 per person | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7695 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7811 m3 per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8139 m3 per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.802 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7903 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.778 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7655 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7533 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7417 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7303 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7174 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7052 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6944 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.685 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6764 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6683 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6608 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6538 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.647 m3 per person | -1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.647 m3 per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.647 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -34.9% | 0.9592 m3 per person | 0.6245 m3 per person |
| 2005 | +26.9% | 0.5955 m3 per person | 0.756 m3 per person |
| 2004 | +26.6% | 0.4702 m3 per person | 0.5955 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 m3 per person | 1.22 m3 per person | 1.24 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 m3 per person | 1.12 m3 per person | 1.22 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 1.12 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9552 m3 per person | 0.6245 m3 per person | 1.01 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6685 m3 per person | 0.4702 m3 per person | 0.8139 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7361 m3 per person | 0.685 m3 per person | 0.7903 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6613 m3 per person | 0.647 m3 per person | 0.6764 m3 per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1598 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.647 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4702 m3 per person in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.