Renewable electricity in Burundi
Burundi: Renewable electricity was 82.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Burundi, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Burundi stood at 82.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Burundi peaked at 98.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2014.
That places Burundi 25th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.0% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 96.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 80.7% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 22 Andorra 86.1% compare
- 23 Afghanistan 86.1% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 85.2% compare
- 26 Greenland 81.3% compare
- 27 New Zealand 80.1% compare
- 28 Guinea 78.8% compare
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8146 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6552 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.581 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Burundi?
- Renewable electricity in Burundi was 82.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for renewable electricity?
- Burundi ranks 25th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants