Electricity generation from hydropower in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.09 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 17.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 66.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Burkina Faso was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.