Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi
Burundi: Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi, 2008–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi is 3.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.5% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2008.
Burundi ranks 205th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +77.8% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 202 Liberia 9.2% compare
- 203 Malawi 6.4% compare
- 204 Equatorial Guinea 5.1% compare
- 206 Central African Republic 2.0% compare
- 207 Angola 1.3% compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- 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 share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi?
- Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access in Burundi was 3.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- How does Burundi rank for share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access?
- Burundi ranks 205th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Having access to electricity is defined in international statistics as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.