Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita

Burundi
34.88 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Sierra Leone
24.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Burundi rank
205th
Sierra Leone rank
207th

Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 34.88 kilowatt-hours against 24.3 kilowatt-hours in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10.58 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burundi ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 14.19 kilowatt-hours 18.56 kilowatt-hours 4.36 kilowatt-hours Sierra Leone
2010s 19.83 kilowatt-hours 26.69 kilowatt-hours 6.86 kilowatt-hours Sierra Leone
2020s 32.02 kilowatt-hours 24.65 kilowatt-hours 7.36 kilowatt-hours Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
Burundi, at 34.88 kilowatt-hours against 24.3 kilowatt-hours in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
10.58 kilowatt-hours, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
Burundi ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th 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.