Economy, jobs and prices in Est, Burkina Faso: official figures
The national power utility had 28,307 low-voltage customers in Est at the end of 2024, 13 per 1,000 people, the lowest of the 13 regions (Burkina Faso: 49); there were 21,244 in 2018.
How many water points are there in Est?
Est had 6,990 modern water points (boreholes and modern wells) in 2023, 3.2 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 Est grow?
Farmers in Est harvested 619,445 tonnes of cereals in the 2023/24 season, 12.0% of the national crop and about 277 kg per person; 4th highest of the 13 regions (2022/23: 455,630 tonnes).
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- 5.1% of households in Est used grid electricity as their main light source in 2018, 4th lowest of the 13 regions (Burkina Faso: 24.4%). Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copy
- Est had 477 km of classified paved roads in 2024 (provisional) out of 1,843 km of classified roads, 3rd longest 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
- Est produced 2,693 tonnes of cotton in 2023/24, 0.4% of Burkina Faso's 723,172 tonnes, 5th lowest of the 13 regions. Source: Institut national de la statistique et de la démographie (INSD) · saved copy
How Est compares with other regions
Low-voltage electricity customers per 1,000 people (2024)
Est ranks 13 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Low-voltage electricity customers per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Boucle du Mouhoun | 28 |
| 8 | Sud-Ouest | 26 |
| 9 | Centre-Sud | 26 |
| 10 | Plateau-Central | 17 |
| 11 | Centre-Nord | 17 |
| 12 | Sahel | 16 |
| 13 | Est | 13 |
Cereal harvest (tonnes) (2023/24)
Est ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cereal harvest (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boucle du Mouhoun | 980,128 |
| 2 | Hauts-Bassins | 795,473 |
| 3 | Centre-Ouest | 643,517 |
| 4 | Est | 619,445 |
| 5 | Centre-Est | 418,070 |
| 6 | Cascades | 354,803 |
| 7 | Sud-Ouest | 333,907 |
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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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