Burkina Faso vs Mali: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
1,063 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Mali
1,186 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
193rd
Mali rank
191st
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1,186 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 123 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 193rd and Mali ranks 191st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 238.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 231.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 301.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 227.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 74.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 401.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 383 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 743.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 850.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 107.62 kilowatt-hours per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,250 kilowatt-hours per person | 225.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 1,186 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 123 kilowatt-hours per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 193rd and Mali ranks 191st of 218 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 use per person 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.