Burkina Faso UK /bəːˌkiːnə ˈfasəʊ/US /bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ noun1 •A country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta. Official name: Burkina Faso.In its 2013 sustainability report, Facebook stated its data centers used 986 million kilowatt-hours of electricity—around the same amount consumed by Burkina Faso in 2012. — 2015