Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Annual change in primary energy use
Burkina Faso
0.4659 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gabon
0.5628 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
93rd
Gabon rank
90th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.5628 terawatt-hours against 0.4659 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0969 terawatt-hours.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 90th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0235 terawatt-hours | 0.4005 terawatt-hours | 0.377 terawatt-hours | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.2462 terawatt-hours | 0.1954 terawatt-hours | 0.0508 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2836 terawatt-hours | -0.1581 terawatt-hours | 0.4417 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 0.468 terawatt-hours | 0.8028 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.1408 terawatt-hours | 0.866 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.5628 terawatt-hours against 0.4659 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 0.0969 terawatt-hours, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 90th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.