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