Burkina Faso · share of its news about armed violence, last 12 months
Burkina Faso: how tense is it right now?
7.8% of the news located in Burkina Faso this week is about armed violence (war and terrorism): #21 of the 74 countries we track. Compared with its own history since 2017, that is around its usual level (33 out of 100).
Armed-conflict intensity7.8%of its news, last 7 days
Rank#21of 74 countries
Vs its own history33around its usual level
Share of the world’s war news0.04%weighed by severity
Burkina Faso · weekly average since 2017 (highest: 28 April 2021)
The tensest weeks for Burkina Faso since 2017share of its news about armed violence, 7 days
| Week ending | Intensity | Nearby event |
|---|---|---|
| 28 April 2021 | 43.1% | — |
| 5 June 2020 | 38.7% | — |
| 31 December 2019 | 36.9% | — |
| 11 August 2021 | 36.2% | — |
| 18 February 2020 | 35.7% | — |
Year by year
| Year | Average intensity | Highest week | Typical rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.5% | 19.1% | #32 |
| 2025 | 8.2% | 22.1% | #24 |
| 2024 | 11.1% | 30.1% | #18 |
| 2023 | 15.5% | 32.8% | #10 |
| 2022 | 14.1% | 32.1% | #9 |
| 2021 | 16.8% | 43.1% | #7 |
| 2020 | 15.5% | 38.7% | #8 |
| 2019 | 17.8% | 36.9% | #5 |
| 2018 | 7.0% | 26.6% | #34 |
| 2017 | 6.7% | 25.4% | #35 |
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How tense is Burkina Faso right now?
7.8% of the news located in Burkina Faso over the last 7 days was about armed violence (war and terrorism), which ranks it #21 of the 74 countries Riftrate tracks.
Is Burkina Faso more tense than usual?
Compared with its own history since 2017, Burkina Faso is around its usual level: it has been calmer on 33% of days.
When was Burkina Faso most tense since 2017?
The highest reading was 43.1%, in the 7 days to 28 April 2021.
Which countries in Africa are the most tense right now?
Ethiopia (19.9%), Somalia (16.8%), Sudan (14.5%).
Where does this data come from?
From the GDELT Project, which codes events reported in the world’s news in more than 100 languages and locates them. Riftrate measures the share of each country’s news about armed violence, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It measures the news, not casualties.
How it is measured: GDELT locates every event reported in the news. We take all the coverage of events located in the country over 7 days and measure the part about armed violence: war and terrorism, excluding ordinary crime and policing. It does not depend on the size of the country or on how many newspapers cover it. It measures the news, not the number of victims. Methodology