Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi
Burundi: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi, 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
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi is 14.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
That places Burundi 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 23.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 20.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 14.0% | 20.4% | 5 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Burundi was 14.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Burundi ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.