Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 12.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 12.6% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 264.8% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.
That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.1% | — |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +67.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +77.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -46.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -45.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +202.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -93.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +55.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -57.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -67.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +198.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -71.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +129.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +77.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +191.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +215932.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +224.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +208.4% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +75.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +49.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +264.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 12.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 12.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.1%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +215932.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 3.5% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Burkina Faso was 12.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.