Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.2005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Burkina Faso, 1984–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.2005 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 83.4% on the previous year and up 3,377.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2005 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -88.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +916.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +977.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0418 units per square kilometre | +324.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1093 units per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | +83.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2005 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2005 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2005 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +977.8% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +916.7% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +324.9% | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0418 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | 0.0574 units per square kilometre | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 41 Georgia 0.2115 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Grenada 0.2059 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mali 0.2041 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 0.1965 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 0.1918 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Bangladesh 0.1856 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Burkina Faso was 0.2005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2005 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,377.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.