What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso was 0.347 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 0.971 per 100 people in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 per 100 people in 1971.

How does Burkina Faso rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burkina Faso: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.347 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.347 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

181st

of 213 countries

All-time high

0.971 per 100 people

in 2008

All-time low

0.0267 per 100 people

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso is 0.347 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.971 per 100 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 per 100 people, in 1971.

That places Burkina Faso 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0375 per 100 people	0.0267 per 100 people	0.0623 per 100 people	9
1980s	0.1173 per 100 people	0.0936 per 100 people	0.1629 per 100 people	9
1990s	0.2771 per 100 people	0.177 per 100 people	0.409 per 100 people	10
2000s	0.659 per 100 people	0.4462 per 100 people	0.971 per 100 people	10
2010s	0.5931 per 100 people	0.3592 per 100 people	0.89 per 100 people	10
2020s	0.3495 per 100 people	0.3228 per 100 people	0.37 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

178 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare
179 Niger 0.4349 per 100 people compare
180 Uganda 0.3918 per 100 people compare
182 Zambia 0.3457 per 100 people compare
183 Lesotho 0.3414 per 100 people compare
184 Sudan 0.3155 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso

Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 103,592 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 2,437 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1.47 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 555.33 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 28.3% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Burkina Faso was 0.347 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.971 per 100 people in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 per 100 people in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.