Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 82.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 82.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.0%, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 82.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 27 Papua New Guinea 88.0% compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 86.0% compare
- 29 Togo 85.0% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 81.0% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 79.0% compare
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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso was 82.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.