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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a country. The capital city is Ouagadougou, located in the Western Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 273,600 km², a population of 23,025,776 people and uses the currency West African CFA franc. The President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Key facts

  • currency: West African CFA franc
  • capital city: Ouagadougou
  • region: Western Africa
  • continent: Africa
  • land area: 273,600 km²
  • population: 23,025,776 people
  • political leader: Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (President)
Classified as: place
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Location on a map: 13°0′N, -2°0′W

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Environment
Burkina Faso is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Western Africa and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 127,400.00 km²
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 6.00 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 19.50 % of population
  • Fertility rate: 4.67 births per woman
  • Forest area: 61,164 km²
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 34.46 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 13.40
  • Methane emissions: 20.83 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 6.71 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 11,557,013 people
  • Male population: 11,468,763 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 71.40 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 273,918.35 km²
  • Rural population: 15,537,794 people
  • Urban land area: 1,599.30 km²
  • Urban population: 7,487,982 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.00 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Burkina Faso

Geographical distribution of cities in Burkina Faso by population

dataset Cities in Burkina Faso:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical forest area in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical land area in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical population in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical female population in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical urban land area in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical urban population in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between population and date in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Burkina Faso

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Distribution of sites in Burkina Faso by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Burkina Faso by area

dataset Sites in Burkina Faso:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Burkina Faso by mean width

dataset Wildfires in Burkina Faso:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Burkina Faso

Politics
  • Armed forces personnel: 11,000 people
  • Democracy score: 4.75
  • Democracy type: Hybrid regime
  • Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 2,063,000 people
  • Individuals using the internet: 19.92 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 4.01 % of GDP
  • Net migration: -24,957 people
  • Press freedom: 3.19
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 16.90 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Burkina Faso

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Burkina Faso

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Burkina Faso

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

dataset Political parties in Burkina Faso:

Distribution of politicians from Burkina Faso by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Burkina Faso

dataset Politicians from Burkina Faso:

Business
  • Central government debt: 62.53 % of GDP
  • Expense: 20.82 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 20,324,617,844.53 current US$
  • Inflation: 0.74 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 75.28 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 17.67 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 5.35 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 71.28 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Burkina Faso

dataset Companies in Burkina Faso:

Proportion of employee types in companies from Burkina Faso

Distribution of companies in Burkina Faso by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Burkina Faso

Relationship between revenues and employees in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical central government debt in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical inflation in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

dataset Exchanges in Burkina Faso:

dataset Shops in Burkina Faso :

Health
  • Birth rate: 34.95 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 8.66 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 56.95 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 6.38 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.08 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 0.20 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 60
  • Suicide mortality rate: 7.50 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical death rate in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Burkina Faso

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Burkina Faso plus_pro Forecast

dataset Diseases in Burkina Faso :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Burkina Faso

Proportion of diseases in Burkina Faso by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Burkina Faso by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Burkina Faso

Evolution of historical deaths in Burkina Faso

Relationship between cases and deaths in Burkina Faso

Sports

dataset Athletes from Burkina Faso:

Distribution of athletes from Burkina Faso by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Burkina Faso

dataset Competitions in Burkina Faso :

Distribution of competitions in Burkina Faso by start date

Proportion of medals won by Burkina Faso in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from Burkina Faso:

Distribution of artists from Burkina Faso by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Burkina Faso

Geographical distribution of museums in Burkina Faso by visitors

dataset Museums in Burkina Faso:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Burkina Faso by total students

Distribution of universities in Burkina Faso per foundation year

dataset Universities in Burkina Faso:

In literature

There are 27 books written about Burkina Faso in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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