Electricity demand per person in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity demand per person was 135.46 kilowatt-hours in 2024. β² Rising
Electricity demand per person in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Burkina Faso is 135.46 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Burkina Faso peaked at 146.85 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.7 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.33 kilowatt-hours | 32.7 kilowatt-hours | 53.47 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.58 kilowatt-hours | 63.02 kilowatt-hours | 132.59 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.24 kilowatt-hours | 135.46 kilowatt-hours | 146.85 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 189 Afghanistan 159.92 kilowatt-hours compare
- 190 Benin 159.72 kilowatt-hours compare
- 191 Democratic Republic of the Congo 158.86 kilowatt-hours compare
- 193 Solomon Islands 134.28 kilowatt-hours compare
- 194 United Republic of Tanzania 131.71 kilowatt-hours compare
- 195 Yemen 129.36 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- 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 demand per person in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity demand per person in Burkina Faso was 135.46 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 146.85 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity demand per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.