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Burkina Faso: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Burkina Faso is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
11
5 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.2 GW
7 plants
Clean share of electricity
17%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Gold7
Manganese2
Phosphate1
Nickel1
Cobalt1
Zinc1
Silver1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
KodjariPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Poura MineGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
PouraGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
SebbaGoldOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Tambao MineManganeseOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
GurioGoldPast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Bissa mineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Essakane MineGoldListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Boromo Greenstone BongaNickel, Cobalt, GoldProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
PerkoaZinc, SilverProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Tambao DepositManganeseProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

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Power capacity by fuel

Oil146 MW
Solar53 MW
Hydro30 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
KossodoOil64 MWSociété Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
OuagaOil59 MWSociété Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
ZagtouliSolar33 MWNot stated
BoboOil24 MWSociété Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
EssakaneSolar20 MWNot stated
BagreHydro16 MWSociété Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
KompiengaHydro14 MWSociété Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
15.5%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2024
Ores and metals exports
0.2%
% of merchandise exports · 2024

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.