Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso stood at 47.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso peaked at 48.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 30.3% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 46.9% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.2% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burkina Faso was 47.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.