Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
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 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and unchanged 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 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.0% | — |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +135.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +52.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 93.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.9%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +135.0% | 26.0% | 61.1% |
| 2016 | +52.2% | 61.1% | 93.0% |
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 | 92.5% | 92.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More science & technology data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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 93.0% in 2024, 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 180th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 unchanged. 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 (%).