Gold (mine) production rose 0.606% to 36,540 kg in Burkina Faso in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gold (mine) production in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 36,540 kg in 2015 and an all time low of 209 kg in 2002. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, gold (mine) production in Ghana amounted to 112,711 kg, 20,245 kg in Ivory Coast, 46,500 kg in Mali and 1,209 kg in Niger in 2015.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 22nd within the group of 88 countries we follow in terms of gold (mine) production, 38 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Gold (Mine) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Algeria | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 998 | 723 | 340 | 264 | 140 | |||||||||
Benin | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Burkina Faso | kg | 12,116 | 23,528 | 32,189 | 29,877 | 32,994 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Ghana | kg | 91,143 | 92,380 | 90,959 | 89,768 | 189,813 | ||||||||||||||||
Guinea | kg | 17,545 | 24,836 | 15,779 | 16,153 | 18,139 | ||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | kg | 6,947 | 5,316 | 11,009 | 11,054 | 12,713 | ||||||||||||||||
Liberia | kg | ... | ... | ... | 524 | 666 | 449 | 641 | 587 | |||||||||||||
Libya | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Mali | kg | 42,364 | 42,400 | 41,100 | 46,800 | 46,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,838 | 8,326 | 8,198 | 7,647 | 9,518 | ||||||||
Niger | kg | ... | ... | ... | 1,985 | 1,950 | 1,957 | 1,677 | 1,041 | |||||||||||||
Togo | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,955 | 10,452 | 16,469 | 18,551 | 21,086 |