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Burkina Faso: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Population 24,074,580 (World Bank, 2025)

Coverage ends on . Figures that include Candidate Events are preliminary. Compare the two recorded 12-month windows.

UCDP recorded 26 eventsP of organized violence in Burkina Faso in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 36P. The low estimate is 36 and the high estimate is 252P. The count for August 2026 was 47 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 612 eventsP in Burkina Faso. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 2,686P. The low estimate is 2,585 and the high estimate is 4,316P. UCDP counts 256P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 49 countries with a page, Burkina Faso has the 12th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the UCDP region Africa, Burkina Faso has the 6th highest count of events of the 20 countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 557 events in Burkina Faso. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 612P, which is up 10 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page together went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 89 percentP of the events in Burkina Faso in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

Table 1. Burkina Faso: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2647612
Estimated deaths, best estimate361712,686
Low estimate of deaths361632,585
High estimate of deaths2522434,316
Deaths of civilians054256

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

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  • UCDP recorded 26 events in Burkina Faso in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 47 (preliminary).
  • UCDP recorded 36 estimated deaths in Burkina Faso in September 2026 (preliminary). The estimate for August 2026 was 171 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

Source: UCDP GED to December 2025, UCDP Candidate Events from January 2026.

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Figure 1. Events in Burkina Faso by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 7.
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Figure 2. Estimated deaths in Burkina Faso by month, best estimate. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 7.
Figure 3. Events in Burkina Faso, 3 Jul 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 115 events with 389 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Regions

A region is a first-level area in the UCDP data. A region needs 5 or more events in the last 12 months to have a page. Search engines list a region page at 30 or more.

Table 2. Regions of Burkina Faso with a page, in name order: the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
RegionEventsEstimated deathsLast event
Bankui region21P53P25 Sep 2026
Djôrô region7P11P2 Sep 2026
Goulmou region56P301P18 Sep 2026
Guiriko region7P7P15 Sep 2026
Kuilsé region84P277P27 Sep 2026
Liptako region55P228P1 Sep 2026
Nakambé region49P244P26 Sep 2026
Sirba region49P344P7 Sep 2026
Soum region48P465P30 Aug 2026
Sourou region72P276P8 Sep 2026
Tannounyan region6P11P6 May 2026
Tapoa region23P70P15 Aug 2026
Yaadga region117P378P30 Sep 2026

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. 13 regions of Burkina Faso have a page. 12 more regions have events and no page.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them. The glossary has the UCDP definition of an actor and of a dyad.

Table 3. Burkina Faso: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Benin1P7P
Government of Burkina Faso556P2,415P
IS36P157P
JNIM586P2,581P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

Table 4. Burkina Faso: UCDP dyads in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Dyad, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Government of Benin - JNIM1P7P
Government of Burkina Faso - Civilians14P60P
Government of Burkina Faso - IS10P37P
Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM532P2,318P
IS - Civilians2P8P
IS - JNIM24P112P
JNIM - Civilians29P144P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 5. Burkina Faso: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict543P89%
Non-state conflict24P4%
One-sided violence against civilians45P7%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

State-based conflict

A state-based armed conflict is a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Non-state conflict

The use of armed force between two organised armed groups, neither of which is the government of a state, which results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

One-sided violence

The deliberate use of armed force by the government of a state or by a formally organised group against civilians which results in at least 25 deaths in a year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Years

Years to 2025 are from the UCDP GED. The year 2026 is from Candidate Events and is not complete.

Table 6. Burkina Faso: events and estimated deaths by year
YearEventsEstimated deathsDataset
20172754GED
201865195GED
20192221,246GED
20201661,167GED
20211911,458GED
20222372,716GED
20236036,346GED
20243074,251GED
20256574,441GED
2026, to 30 Sep 2026445P2,027PCandidate Events

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events.

Table 7. Monthly reports of Burkina Faso, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202626P36PCandidate Events
August 202647P171PCandidate Events
July 202644P185PCandidate Events
June 202634P270PCandidate Events
May 202653P133PCandidate Events
April 202671P369PCandidate Events
March 202663P175PCandidate Events
February 202647P466PCandidate Events
January 202660P222PCandidate Events
December 202565177GED
November 202554199GED
October 202548283GED
September 202532219GED
August 202548343GED
July 202566470GED
June 202539272GED
May 202576667GED
April 202554475GED
March 202572878GED
February 202554213GED
January 202549245GED
December 20241631GED
November 202425159GED
October 202426176GED
September 2024336GED
August 202417714GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Burkina Faso in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 26 eventsP of organized violence in Burkina Faso in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 47 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Burkina Faso in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 2,686P. The low estimate is 2,585 and the high estimate is 4,316P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.

Where are the events of Burkina Faso as a CSV file?

The file has one row for each event from 1 Sep 2024 to 30 Sep 2026. It has 1,172 rows. Download the events (CSV)