Burundi vs Tanzania: Energy intensity

Burundi
0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Tanzania
0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Burundi rank
155th
Tanzania rank
158th

Energy intensity over time

  • Burundi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0654 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tanzania ahead.

Burundi ranks 155th and Tanzania ranks 158th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1421 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5648 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4228 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
1990s 0.3048 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4378 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.133 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
2000s 0.2213 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3715 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1502 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
2010s 0.2846 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.363 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0783 kilowatt-hours per dollar Tanzania
2020s 0.4192 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3494 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0698 kilowatt-hours per dollar Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Burundi or Tanzania?
Burundi, at 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.3804 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Burundi and Tanzania?
0.0654 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tanzania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Tanzania rank globally for energy intensity?
Burundi ranks 155th and Tanzania ranks 158th of 165 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. 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
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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