Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 3.82 kilowatt-hours in 2024. βΌ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso is 3.82 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.52 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.55 kilowatt-hours, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 147th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.92 kilowatt-hours | 4.07 kilowatt-hours | 8.52 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.94 kilowatt-hours | 4.79 kilowatt-hours | 7.42 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 kilowatt-hours | 3.55 kilowatt-hours | 5.91 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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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 electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Burkina Faso was 3.82 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.52 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.