Industry of Burkina Faso

Major industries in the country are cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold. The Industrial Production growth rate of Burkina Faso is 5.5%.6.3% of population in the country are unemployed. The total number of unemployed people in Burkina Faso is 1,244,354. Burkina Faso produces 579 GW/h of electricity each year. Burkina Faso emits 0.1 metric tons per capita of CO₂. On average, you would pay 1.4 USD for one liter of gasoline in Burkina Faso. One liter of diesel would cost 1.08 USD.

Labour

The total labor force of Burkina Faso is 6,995,100 people, wherein 90% are working in agriculture, 10% are working in industry, and 10% are employed in services. People in Burkina Faso speak the French language.