World Bank Group infrastructure data for Burkina Faso, compiled from sources like the International Road Federation and the International Telecommunications Union. The dataset covers sectors including water, sanitation, energy, housing, transport, and information and communication technologies. It was last updated on 2026-04-27 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Modeling the impact of transport infrastructure on agricultural productivity based on road and port data sources.
- Analyzing correlations between energy access and poverty reduction based on energy sector indicators.
- Forecasting growth from ICT adoption based on telecommunications data.
- Assessing sanitation and water infrastructure coverage for public health planning.
Strengths
- Compiled from authoritative international sources including the International Road Federation and International Civil Aviation Organization.
- Explicitly covers multiple infrastructure sectors: water, sanitation, energy, housing, transport, and ICT.
- License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, compiled from sources including the International Road Federation, Containerisation International, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Energy Association, and the International Telecommunications Union.
- Collection Method
- Likely aggregated and standardized from the original source organizations' reports and surveys.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 20:43:43.719531; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Burkina Faso