Economy, jobs and prices in Centre, Burkina Faso: official figures
The national power utility had 509,696 low-voltage customers in Centre at the end of 2024, 141 per 1,000 people, the highest of the 13 regions (Burkina Faso: 49); there were 313,499 in 2018.
How many water points are there in Centre?
Centre had 3,151 modern water points (boreholes and modern wells) in 2023, 0.9 per 1,000 people (Burkina Faso: 77,097, 3.4 per 1,000).
Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copyHow much grain does Centre grow?
Farmers in Centre harvested 48,595 tonnes of cereals in the 2023/24 season, 0.9% of the national crop and about 13 kg per person; the lowest of the 13 regions (2022/23: 58,558 tonnes).
Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copyMore figures
- 72.8% of households in Centre used grid electricity as their main light source in 2018, the highest of the 13 regions (Burkina Faso: 24.4%). Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copy
- Centre had 169 km of classified paved roads in 2024 (provisional) out of 304 km of classified roads, 3rd shortest of the 13 regions for paved roads (Burkina Faso: 4,133 of 15,272 km). Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copy
How Centre compares with other regions
Low-voltage electricity customers per 1,000 people (2024)
Centre ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Low-voltage electricity customers per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre | 141 |
| 2 | Hauts-Bassins | 79 |
| 3 | Cascades | 39 |
| 4 | Centre-Ouest | 34 |
| 5 | Centre-Est | 32 |
| 6 | Nord | 30 |
| 7 | Boucle du Mouhoun | 28 |
Cereal harvest (tonnes) (2023/24)
Centre ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cereal harvest (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sud-Ouest | 333,907 |
| 8 | Centre-Sud | 247,795 |
| 9 | Nord | 211,698 |
| 10 | Centre-Nord | 188,735 |
| 11 | Plateau-Central | 181,435 |
| 12 | Sahel | 124,324 |
| 13 | Centre | 48,595 |
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Sources
- Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD): Annuaire statistique national 2024 (census, EHCVM poverty, education, health, energy, water, roads, agriculture, regional council accounts, road accidents by region), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9f9fc3790552…)
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