Burkina Faso produced 94 tonnes of gold in 2025. The country sets a new record, as earlier it produced 60 tons of gold in 2024.
Reportedly, the mining sector of Burkina Faso delivered a historic performance in 2025, with national gold production hitting a record 94 tonnes, according to official figures presented by the Minister of Energy, Mines, and Quarries – Yacouba Zabré Gouba.
This output includes industrial production, artisanal mining, and state seizures, increased by over 30 tonnes compared with 2024, marking one of the strongest annual performances in the country’s extractive history. Minister Gouba disclosed the figures while presenting his ministry’s 2025 performance report to Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo.
He reported an 89.66% achievement rate under the ministry’s performance contract, attributing the gains largely to mining-sector reforms anchored in economic sovereignty.
“The mining sector performed very well in 2025,” Gouba said, noting that about 42 tonnes of gold came from artisanal mining activities.
He attributed the surge to the operationalisation of the state-owned Burkina Faso Mining Participation Company – SOPAMIB, as well as tighter oversight of the country’s 15 industrial mines.
Burkina Faso produced 94 tons of gold in 2025, setting a new record in the country.
The country produced 60 tons of gold in 2024. pic.twitter.com/NIYOz8wXAK
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Government efforts to clamp down on illegal gold trading also yielded results, with authorities recovering about 10 kilograms of gold from illicit supply chains during the year.
Beyond mining, the ministry reported notable progress in energy access and urban infrastructure. Nearly 160,000 households were newly connected to the national electricity grid in 2025, while 131 rural localities gained access to power.
The government has deployed over 165 kilometres of transmission lines and roughly 500 kilometres of low-voltage lines to strengthen electricity distribution nationwide. Urban and peri-urban security was another focus area, with over 25,000 streetlights installed across cities and surrounding communities.
Looking ahead, the Burkinabè government plans to deepen reforms in 2026, including restructuring the Bureau of Mines and Geology of Burkina Faso and reorganising artisanal mining into formal cooperatives.