Renewable electricity output in Burundi
Burundi: Renewable electricity output was 61.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity output in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in Burundi stood at 61.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Burundi peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2021.
Burundi ranks 56th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 97.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 77.4% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 61.3% | 70.3% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Burundi?
- Renewable electricity output in Burundi was 61.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for renewable electricity output?
- Burundi ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.