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Burkina Faso · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

135th of 149 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedBurkina Faso's air transport, passengers carried fell from 129,500 in 1994 to 103,592 in 2023.199520002005201020152020050k100k150k200k103,592

Burkina Faso's air transport, passengers carried fell from 129,500 in 1994 to 103,592 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

110th of 137 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightBurkina Faso's air transport, freight fell from 16.1 in 1991 to 1.5 in 2023.199520002005201020152020051015201.5

Burkina Faso's air transport, freight fell from 16.1 in 1991 to 1.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

61st of 65 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)Burkina Faso's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 622 km in 1995 to 518 km in 2021.199520002005201020152020500550600518 km

Burkina Faso's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 622 km in 1995 to 518 km in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

88th of 88 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Railways, goods transportedBurkina Faso's railways, goods transported rose from 0.7 in 2005 to 0.8 in 2007.2005200620070.650.700.750.800.850.8

Burkina Faso's railways, goods transported rose from 0.7 in 2005 to 0.8 in 2007.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

122nd of 138 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallBurkina Faso's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.82.3

Burkina Faso's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.2 in 2007 to 2.3 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

208th of 215 · 41st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)Burkina Faso's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.6 % in 1995 to 34.0 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%34.0 %

Burkina Faso's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.6 % in 1995 to 34.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

163rd of 183 · 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryBurkina Faso's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.6 /100k in 2000 to 31.0 /100k in 2019.200020052010201527282930313231.0 /100k

Burkina Faso's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 27.6 /100k in 2000 to 31.0 /100k in 2019.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Burkina Faso.

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