Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Total electricity output
Burkina Faso
999.16 GWh
in 2015
Mauritania
1,002 GWh
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Mauritania rank
155th
Total electricity output over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1,002 GWh against 999.16 GWh in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.84 GWh.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 228 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253.06 GWh | 311.27 GWh | 58.21 GWh | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 503.38 GWh | 524.53 GWh | 21.15 GWh | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 720.11 GWh | 826.73 GWh | 106.62 GWh | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1,002 GWh against 999.16 GWh in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 2.84 GWh, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for total electricity output?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Mauritania ranks 155th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants