What is the difference in net electricity imports between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?

0.34 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?

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 Zimbabwe: Net electricity imports

Burkina Faso

1.5 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Zimbabwe

1.84 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

40th

Zimbabwe rank

37th

Net electricity imports over time

Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.84 terawatt-hours against 1.5 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.34 terawatt-hours.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.102 terawatt-hours	3.06 terawatt-hours	2.96 terawatt-hours	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.62 terawatt-hours	0.841 terawatt-hours	0.221 terawatt-hours	Zimbabwe
2020s	1.5 terawatt-hours	1.89 terawatt-hours	0.39 terawatt-hours	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.84 terawatt-hours against 1.5 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 0.34 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for net electricity imports?: Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 214 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: 28 August 2026

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.