Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita

Burkina Faso
71.77 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
36.34 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
200th
Guinea-Bissau rank
203rd

Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea-Bissau
20406080100200020122024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 71.77 kilowatt-hours against 36.34 kilowatt-hours in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 35.43 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.0 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 200th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 36.09 kilowatt-hours 19.65 kilowatt-hours 16.44 kilowatt-hours Burkina Faso
2010s 52.53 kilowatt-hours 28.71 kilowatt-hours 23.82 kilowatt-hours Burkina Faso
2020s 74.4 kilowatt-hours 38.02 kilowatt-hours 36.39 kilowatt-hours Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
Burkina Faso, at 71.77 kilowatt-hours against 36.34 kilowatt-hours in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
35.43 kilowatt-hours, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 200th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 203rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,561 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.