People without electricity country, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.799 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Burundi, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.799 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.9793 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.799 units per person, in 2024.
That places Burundi 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.961 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.9793 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.975 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.972 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.969 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.966 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.963 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.968 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.973 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.953 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.952 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.946 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.947 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.938 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.935 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.931 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.93 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.921 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.915 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.907 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.905 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.902 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.909 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.898 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.897 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.884 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.799 units per person | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9701 units per person | 0.961 units per person | 0.9793 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9637 units per person | 0.946 units per person | 0.975 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9231 units per person | 0.902 units per person | 0.947 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8774 units per person | 0.799 units per person | 0.909 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Chad 0.866 units per person compare
- 3 Malawi 0.844 units per person compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 units per person compare
- 6 Niger 0.787 units per person compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.775 units per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.9446 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Burundi?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Burundi was 0.799 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9793 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 units per person in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.