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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Burkina Faso: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 28.3% (2024), 172nd of 188 in the world and 32nd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 116.6 (2024), 101st of 210 in the world and 14th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.9 (2024), 172nd of 208 in the world and 18th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users28.3%2024 · world 172/188 · region 32/46Mobile subscriptions116.62024 · world 101/210 · region 14/48Fixed broadband0.92024 · world 172/208 · region 18/48Fixed telephone0.32024 · world 181/213 · region 23/48
Internet users
Burkina FasoSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199620012006201120162021Burkina Faso28.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Burkina FasoSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Burkina Faso116.6Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Burkina Faso in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population28.3%2024172/18832/460.1%2.4%13.0%+22.3 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people116.62024101/21014/480.235.3103.0+70%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.92024172/20818/480.020020.10.1+2,770%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.32024181/21323/480.40.90.3−49%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people292024190/21528/48·06+3,943%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population34.0%2024208/21541/489.1%13.1%18.5%+14.8 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population12.7%2024201/21137/472.3%1.5%3.4%2022+8.0 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population87.8%2024183/21322/4840.4%48.5%66.1%+29.4 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population18.0%2024163/19223/483.0%6.0%13.0%+10.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person145 kWh2024137/14922/3229 kWh68 kWh132 kWh+48%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person333 kgoe2024139/15024/32123 kgoe228 kgoe314 kgoe+26%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output12.7%202453/14922/3212.6%28.0%11.4%−0.6 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Burkina Faso and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Burkina Faso. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBurkina FasoGhanaCôte d'IvoireNigerMaliBenin
Internet users28.3%202472.2%202441.4%202415.6%202436.8%202434.0%2024
Mobile subscriptions116.62024113.62024183.9202460.62024112.12022125.92024
Fixed broadband0.920240.720241.620240.120240.820220.32024
Fixed telephone0.320240.820240.820240.420241.320220.02024
Secure servers29202449202461202452024212024202024
Electricity access34.0%202491.9%202472.9%202421.3%202449.5%202459.0%2024
Electricity access, rural12.7%202482.6%202447.7%202410.8%202431.4%202445.0%2024
Electricity access, urban87.8%202498.6%202494.3%202469.1%202488.6%202471.6%2024
Clean cooking18.0%202435.0%202448.0%20246.0%20242.0%20248.0%2024
Ghana: digital & energy accessCôte d'Ivoire: digital & energy accessNiger: digital & energy accessMali: digital & energy accessBenin: digital & energy access
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