Telephone faults in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Telephone faults was 18.35 per 100 mainlines in 2004. ▼ Falling
Telephone faults in Burkina Faso, 1993–2004
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
In 2004, telephone faults in Burkina Faso stood at 18.35 per 100 mainlines. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.6% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Burkina Faso peaked at 103 per 100 mainlines in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.35 per 100 mainlines, in 2004.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8 per 100 mainlines | 65.04 per 100 mainlines | 103 per 100 mainlines | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.05 per 100 mainlines | 18.35 per 100 mainlines | 59.3 per 100 mainlines | 5 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 116.59 (2024)
- Share of individuals using the internet 28.25 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2010)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2024)
- Number of internet users 3.99 million (2021)
- Broadband penetration by country 0.8514 (2024)
- Landline internet subscriptions 200,485 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Burkina Faso?
- Telephone faults in Burkina Faso was 18.35 per 100 mainlines in 2004, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 103 per 100 mainlines in 1993.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.35 per 100 mainlines in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for telephone faults?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 44 countries with data for 2004.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.