Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Annual change in primary energy use
Burkina Faso
0.4659 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Guinea
0.5105 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
93rd
Guinea rank
92nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.5105 terawatt-hours against 0.4659 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0446 terawatt-hours.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Guinea ranks 92nd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0235 terawatt-hours | 0.0903 terawatt-hours | 0.0668 terawatt-hours | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2462 terawatt-hours | 0.0907 terawatt-hours | 0.1554 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2836 terawatt-hours | 0.4423 terawatt-hours | 0.1587 terawatt-hours | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 0.8635 terawatt-hours | 0.4074 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.6854 terawatt-hours | 0.3213 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 Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.5105 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 Guinea?
- 0.0446 terawatt-hours, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Guinea ranks 92nd 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.