Country profile
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso ranks #59 of 215 for population, #194 of 209 for gdp per capita, #207 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
24M
people · 2024
Rank #59 of 215
Life expectancy
61.3
years · 2024
Rank #207 of 216
Poverty headcount
42.1%
% of population · 2021
Rank #19 of 186
Under-5 mortality
74.9
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #13 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
31%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #212 of 232
Tobacco use
14.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #105 of 163
Calorie supply
2,791
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #122 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
67,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #182 of 203
GDP per capita
$982
current US$ · 2024
Rank #194 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.19
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #70 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
127
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #138 of 210
Forest area
22.2%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #170 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
58.5
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #6 of 248
Protected areas
16.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #87 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #189 of 210
Fertilizer use
16.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #142 of 194
Pesticide use
0.45
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #156 of 193
Cereal yield
1.2
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #154 of 182
Digital
Internet users
28.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #187 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.85
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #217 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
117
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #120 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
21.7%
% of population · 2023
Rank #208 of 215
Renewable electricity output
13.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #179 of 257
Energy use per person
1,020
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #189 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.13
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #159 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Burkina Faso; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield