Burkina Faso vs Chad: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 34% in Burkina Faso and 13.4% in Chad, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 20.6 percentage points, or 2.54 times that in Chad.
Burkina FasoChad
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% of people · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 34 2024 | 19.2 | 206 of 213 |
| Chad | 13.4 2024 | 8.4 | 212 of 213 |
| World | 91.9 2024 | 86.2 |
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 206 and Chad ranked 212 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Burkina Faso | Chad | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 13.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 21.7 | 12 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 19.5 | 11.7 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 19 | 11.3 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 17 | 10.9 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 16.6 | 9.2 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 7.8 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 14.8 | 9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 12 | 5.5 | 82 |
| 2006 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 11.1 | 4.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 80 |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 7.6 | 2.3 | – |
| 1996 | 7.1 | – | – |
| 1995 | 6.6 | – | – |
| 1994 | 6.1 | – | – |
| 1993 | 6.1 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time