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
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Burkina Faso is 82.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is 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% |
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 population data for Burkina Faso
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.29 million people (2100)
- Population density 182.22 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.35 Percent per annum (2030)
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.