What is the difference in net electricity imports between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.06 terawatt-hours, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Net electricity imports

Burkina Faso

1.5 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.44 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

40th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

43rd

Net electricity imports over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.5 terawatt-hours against 1.44 terawatt-hours in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 43rd of 210 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.102 terawatt-hours	-1.22 terawatt-hours	1.32 terawatt-hours	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.62 terawatt-hours	0.55 terawatt-hours	0.07 terawatt-hours	Burkina Faso
2020s	1.5 terawatt-hours	1.35 terawatt-hours	0.152 terawatt-hours	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Burkina Faso, at 1.5 terawatt-hours against 1.44 terawatt-hours in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for net electricity imports?: Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 43rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net electricity imports
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.