Burkina Faso rankings 2026: where Burkina Faso places in 112 global Top 10s
Burkina Faso is #2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest and inside the top 10 of 9 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Burkina Faso appears in 112 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Burkina Faso is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, where it is measured at 3.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02. Burkina Faso finishes inside the top 10 in 9 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Burkina Faso is inside the top 10 of 9 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest with 3.33 %, behind Azerbaijan (8.33 %) and ahead of Chad. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria with 353.49 per 1,000 people at risk, behind Benin (354.25 per 1,000 people at risk) and ahead of Mali. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #2 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature with 29.21 °C, behind Mali (29.56 °C) and ahead of Djibouti. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #3 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children with 76.6 %, behind Mali (79 %) and ahead of Guinea. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields with 101.4 tonnes per hectare, behind Peru (101.63 tonnes per hectare) and ahead of El Salvador. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates with 68.73 per 100,000 people, behind Benin (68.77 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Madagascar. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity with 34 % of population, behind Congo, Dem. Rep. (22.5 % of population) and ahead of Liberia. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #9 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates with 14.94 per 100,000 people, behind Mali (17.67 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Democratic Republic of Congo. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty with 42.06 %, behind Kenya (45.48 %) and ahead of Nigeria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Burkina Faso by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Burkina Faso holds 29 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria (353.49 per 1,000 people at risk), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (76.6 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (68.73 per 100,000 people) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates (14.94 per 100,000 people). 25 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Burkina Faso holds 28 positions: #2 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (29.21 °C), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (42.06 %), #11 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (29.87 %) and #14 of 50 in Countries refugees come from most often (351.21 thousand people). 24 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Burkina Faso holds 18 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (3.33 %), #8 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (34 % of population), #13 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (15.5k thousand people) and #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (4.68 % of GDP). 14 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Burkina Faso holds 17 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields (101.4 tonnes per hectare), #27 of 50 in Countries with the most arable land per person (0.34 hectares per person), #31 of 50 in Countries with the highest cassava yields (15.77 tonnes per hectare) and #31 of 50 in Countries with the most organic agricultural land (286.17 thousand hectares). 13 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Burkina Faso holds 17 positions: #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (18.4 %), #15 of 50 in Countries by insurance and financial services (16.1 % of service imports, BoP), #15 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (13.21 %) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day (42.1 % of population). 13 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Burkina Faso holds 2 positions: #43 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (5.33 % of GDP).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Burkina Faso holds 1 position: #50 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (27.46 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Burkina Faso moved in 103 rankings:
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #3 in Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest malaria death rates (2026-11-02).
- Down 3 to #8 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest meningitis death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #11 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries with the lowest access to electricity: #5 on 2026-10-28 → #8 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries with the highest fertility rate: #12 on 2026-10-28 → #23 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #14 on 2026-10-28 → #25 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Fastest-growing populations: #17 on 2026-10-28 → #38 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Burkina Faso ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Burkina Faso's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries producing the most potash fertilizer (0 thousand tonnes), 50th of 50 in Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 (60.73 thousand children) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (27.46 million subscriptions). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Burkina Faso
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 3.33 % · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 353.49 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 29.21 °C · 2026-10-29
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 76.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 101.4 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 68.73 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 34 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 14.94 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 42.06 % · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 74.9 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #11 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 29.87 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 11.27 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 4.83 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 10.32 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 27.77 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 9.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 15.5k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 351.21 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 46.72 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor · 18.4 % · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries by insurance and financial services · 16.1 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 13.21 % · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 4.68 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 127.91 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 13.87 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 49.5 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 1.51 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 43.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 42.1 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 9.4 million · 2026-10-29
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 9,396.35 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 1.62 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 18.24 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city · 50.56 % of urban population · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 99.56 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 9.3 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 78.11 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 4.36 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 56.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective · 88 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 13.21 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 16.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 38.45 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 54.01 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 4.11 · 2026-10-28
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 4.19 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 45.34 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 8.05 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #25 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 3.3 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 31.34 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 67.57 % · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 20.14 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.45 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 71.4 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most arable land per person · 0.34 hectares per person · 2026-10-31
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 7.5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 50.61 % · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 37.32 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 16.9 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,436.42 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 84 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 241.79 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 82 % · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 15.61 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 51.02 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 15.77 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 57.96 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 34.6 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 28.44 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 317.3 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most organic agricultural land · 286.17 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries by net capital account · 393.78 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most imported deforestation · 8,085.14 hectares · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 4,348.86 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries by foreign direct investment, net · 259.26 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 10.3k thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #35 of 50 · Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe · 82 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 64.18 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.37 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection · 42.93 % · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 28.18 % · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 6,137 deaths · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 19.94 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #38 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 14.73 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 58.38 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 21.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 8,610.79 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #38 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.21 % · 2026-10-28
- #39 of 50 · Countries producing the most soybeans · 138.05 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the fastest forest expansion · 8.05 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 728.61 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest banana yields · 25.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 157 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 49 · Countries with the highest almond yields · 0.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-01
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 3 years · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 41.2 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries producing the most pig meat · 192.43 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 13.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 5.33 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies by GDP growth · 5.29 % · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 1,850 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 513.23 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest external debt as a share of income · 48.76 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most mental health units in general hospitals · 0.29 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 43.82 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · 0 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 60.73 thousand children · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 27.46 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 2,200 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth) · 4.8 % · 2026-10-31
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Burkina Faso's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
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Questions people ask about Burkina Faso
What is Burkina Faso's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, with 3.33 % (Annual deforestation share of forest area) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Burkina Faso?
112 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Burkina Faso in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 9 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest, #2 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria and #2 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.