Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Locations of ongoing armed conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Burkina Faso, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1 for locations of ongoing armed conflicts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Burkina Faso 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Burkina Faso?
- Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for locations of ongoing armed conflicts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Locations of ongoing armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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