Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Annual change in primary energy use
Burkina Faso
0.4659 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Senegal
0.3205 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
93rd
Senegal rank
95th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4659 terawatt-hours against 0.3205 terawatt-hours in Senegal, a difference of 0.1454 terawatt-hours.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th of 219 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0235 terawatt-hours | 0.0295 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.2462 terawatt-hours | 0.6971 terawatt-hours | 0.4509 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.2836 terawatt-hours | 0.7959 terawatt-hours | 0.5123 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.27 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.3651 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | 0.6244 terawatt-hours | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4659 terawatt-hours against 0.3205 terawatt-hours in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.1454 terawatt-hours, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd and Senegal ranks 95th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.