Electricity generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 12.31 kilowatt-hours in 2024. β² Rising
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso is 12.31 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.09 kilowatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.07 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th 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 | 6.92 kilowatt-hours | 4.07 kilowatt-hours | 8.52 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.94 kilowatt-hours | 5.33 kilowatt-hours | 13.21 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 kilowatt-hours | 11.55 kilowatt-hours | 14.09 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 186 Eritrea 14.14 kilowatt-hours compare
- 187 Haiti 13.59 kilowatt-hours compare
- 188 Bangladesh 12.58 kilowatt-hours compare
- 190 Solomon Islands 12.21 kilowatt-hours compare
- 191 Trinidad and Tobago 6.63 kilowatt-hours compare
- 192 Somalia 4.73 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 generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in Burkina Faso was 12.31 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.09 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. 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 β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.