Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Annual change in primary energy use
Burkina Faso
0.4659 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania
0.5335 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
93rd
Mauritania rank
91st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.5335 terawatt-hours against 0.4659 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0676 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 91st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0235 terawatt-hours | 0.1973 terawatt-hours | 0.1738 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2462 terawatt-hours | 0.9776 terawatt-hours | 0.7315 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.2836 terawatt-hours | -0.5429 terawatt-hours | 0.8264 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 0.3408 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 0.3302 terawatt-hours | 0.6766 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.5335 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 Mauritania?
- 0.0676 terawatt-hours, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 91st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.