Is Pouytenga safe? Burkina Faso travel risk

Is Pouytenga safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Pouytenga scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Burkina Faso Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 4 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Pouytenga scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Burkina Faso (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pouytenga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.

A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Burkina Faso travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.