Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network was 92.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Burkina Faso, 2002–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burkina Faso is 92.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burkina Faso peaked at 93.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 179th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 22.0% | 61.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.0% | 92.6% | 3 |
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More science & technology data for Burkina Faso
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 28.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2010)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.99 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.8514 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 200,485 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network in Burkina Faso was 92.6% in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network?
- Burkina Faso ranks 179th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population within range of a 2g, 3g, 4g, or 5g mobile network rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)