Burundi vs Rwanda: Net electricity imports

Burundi
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda
0.09 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burundi rank
75th
Rwanda rank
74th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
0.0250.050.0750.10.125200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Burundi, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burundi ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 74th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 0.062 terawatt-hours 0.094 terawatt-hours 0.032 terawatt-hours Rwanda
2010s 0.101 terawatt-hours 0.076 terawatt-hours 0.025 terawatt-hours Burundi
2020s 0.094 terawatt-hours 0.05 terawatt-hours 0.044 terawatt-hours Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Burundi or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Burundi and Rwanda?
0.01 terawatt-hours, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for net electricity imports?
Burundi ranks 75th and Rwanda ranks 74th 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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About this data

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

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.