Burundi vs Lesotho: Oil consumption

Burundi
3.43 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Lesotho
3.35 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burundi rank
176th
Lesotho rank
178th

Oil consumption over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
01234198020022024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 3.43 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Lesotho, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burundi ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 178th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6491 terawatt-hours 0.6168 terawatt-hours 0.0323 terawatt-hours Burundi
1990s 1.49 terawatt-hours 0.7242 terawatt-hours 0.7694 terawatt-hours Burundi
2000s 0.9857 terawatt-hours 1.81 terawatt-hours 0.8241 terawatt-hours Lesotho
2010s 1.87 terawatt-hours 2.66 terawatt-hours 0.7888 terawatt-hours Lesotho
2020s 3.37 terawatt-hours 3.25 terawatt-hours 0.1117 terawatt-hours Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, Burundi or Lesotho?
Burundi, at 3.43 terawatt-hours against 3.35 terawatt-hours in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption between Burundi and Lesotho?
0.08 terawatt-hours, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for oil consumption?
Burundi ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 178th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,699 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.