Burundi vs Cameroon: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

Burundi
0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Cameroon
0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Burundi rank
153rd
Cameroon rank
154th

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
0.20.40.60.8198020012022

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0084 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burundi ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 154th of 163 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cameroon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1421 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.601 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4589 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
1990s 0.3048 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.704 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3992 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2000s 0.2213 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2807 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2010s 0.2846 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5291 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2445 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon
2020s 0.4192 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4587 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0395 kilowatt-hours per dollar Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Cameroon?
Burundi, at 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.4374 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Cameroon?
0.0084 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Burundi ranks 153rd and Cameroon ranks 154th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.