Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi
Burundi: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 85.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 85.2% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi peaked at 95.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2022.
That places Burundi 8th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.9% | — |
| 1991 | 94.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +4.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 85.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 85.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 84.6% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.2% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Central African Republic 89.0% compare
- 6 Ethiopia 88.9% compare
- 7 Uganda 88.2% compare
- 9 Haiti 84.9% compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 84.1% compare
- 11 Madagascar 83.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Burundi was 85.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).