Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Primary energy use per person

Afghanistan
925.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso
1,063 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Burkina Faso rank
193rd

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
01.0k2.0k3.0k198020022024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person against 925.09 kilowatt-hours per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 137.91 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso ranks 193rd of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s 1,207 kilowatt-hours per person 238.74 kilowatt-hours per person 968.63 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
1990s 690.32 kilowatt-hours per person 301.75 kilowatt-hours per person 388.57 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2000s 317.99 kilowatt-hours per person 401.95 kilowatt-hours per person 83.96 kilowatt-hours per person Burkina Faso
2010s 1,090 kilowatt-hours per person 743.36 kilowatt-hours per person 347.05 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan
2020s 1,080 kilowatt-hours per person 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person 55.58 kilowatt-hours per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 1,063 kilowatt-hours per person against 925.09 kilowatt-hours per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
137.91 kilowatt-hours per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.