Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material was 4.84 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.84 tonnes for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.3 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.15 tonnes, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 166th out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.15 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 3.41 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3.29 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.95 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.78 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.18 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.02 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.94 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 4.35 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.88 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 4.79 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.24 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.11 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.99 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.65 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 5.26 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 4.99 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.86 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.07 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.92 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.91 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.82 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.84 tonnes | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes | 3.15 tonnes | 4.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 tonnes | 4.65 tonnes | 5.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 tonnes | 4.82 tonnes | 5.07 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 163 State of Palestine 5.2 tonnes compare
- 164 Côte d'Ivoire 5.17 tonnes compare
- 165 Tonga 5.04 tonnes compare
- 167 Grenada 4.88 tonnes compare
- 168 Sudan 4.82 tonnes compare
- 169 Tajikistan 4.78 tonnes compare
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso?
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material in Burkina Faso was 4.84 tonnes in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Burkina Faso ranks 166th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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