Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) was 3.6% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso, 1983–2004
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.6% for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.1% on the previous year and down 84.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso peaked at 55.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 55.8% | — |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | -40.9% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -83.3% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +426.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -37.4% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -71.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 27% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.2%, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 4.4% | 55.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 3.6% | 23.0% | 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 unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso?
- Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) in Burkina Faso was 3.6% in 2004, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2004.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.