Electricity production from hydro sources as a percentage of total fell 35.3% to 4.91% in Burkina Faso in 2022, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from hydro sources as a percentage of total in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 38.7% in 1995 and an all time low of 4.89% in 1990.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 98th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from hydro sources as a percentage of total, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Hydro Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | % | 0.307% | 0.074% | 0.153% | 0.186% | 0.062% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.81% | 0.302% | ... | ... | 0.007% | ... | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 8.05% | 6.99% | 5.06% | 6.75% | 7.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ghana | % | 47.1% | 39.9% | 37.0% | 39.9% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 67.9% | 69.3% | 62.2% | 62.9% | 60.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 16.0% | 19.0% | 29.4% | 32.5% | 29.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 20.4% | 55.8% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 55.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | % | 61.2% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 56.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Togo | % | 45.3% | 15.3% | 33.8% | 20.4% | 12.4% |