Electricity demand per person in Burundi

Burundi: Electricity demand per person was 40.58 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.58 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
208th
of 214 countries
All-time high
43.83 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
20.09 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Burundi, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 20.1 kilowatt-hours2001: 22.6 kilowatt-hours2002: 24.9 kilowatt-hours2003: 21.3 kilowatt-hours2004: 20.5 kilowatt-hours2005: 21.1 kilowatt-hours2006: 21.6 kilowatt-hours2007: 24.5 kilowatt-hours2008: 22.3 kilowatt-hours2009: 23.5 kilowatt-hours2010: 27.7 kilowatt-hours2011: 25.7 kilowatt-hours2012: 24.8 kilowatt-hours2013: 25.9 kilowatt-hours2014: 25 kilowatt-hours2015: 25.3 kilowatt-hours2016: 27.6 kilowatt-hours2017: 32.2 kilowatt-hours2018: 37.9 kilowatt-hours2019: 40 kilowatt-hours2020: 36.5 kilowatt-hours2021: 37.8 kilowatt-hours2022: 36.8 kilowatt-hours2023: 43.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 40.6 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Burundi is 40.58 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Burundi peaked at 43.83 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.09 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Burundi 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.24 kilowatt-hours 20.09 kilowatt-hours 24.91 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 29.22 kilowatt-hours 24.82 kilowatt-hours 39.98 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 39.09 kilowatt-hours 36.46 kilowatt-hours 43.83 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 205 Madagascar 76.02 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 206 Haiti 73.05 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 207 South Sudan 46.89 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 209 Guinea-Bissau 36.34 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 210 Central African Republic 27.17 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 211 Sierra Leone 24.3 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Burundi?
Electricity demand per person in Burundi was 40.58 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 43.83 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 20.09 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Burundi rank for electricity demand per person?
Burundi ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.