Total electricity output in Burundi
Burundi: Total electricity output was 165.99 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Burundi, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Burundi stood at 165.99 GWh.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Burundi peaked at 173.85 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 93.6 GWh, in 2004.
Burundi ranks 201st of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.5 GWh | 100 GWh | 136 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.64 GWh | 93.6 GWh | 129.3 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.97 GWh | 141.15 GWh | 173.85 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 198 Central African Republic 171 GWh compare
- 199 American Samoa 169.4 GWh compare
- 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 166 GWh compare
- 202 Dominica 151.09 GWh compare
- 203 Samoa 134.1 GWh compare
- 204 British Virgin Islands 133.72 GWh compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Burundi?
- Total electricity output in Burundi was 165.99 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 173.85 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 GWh in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for total electricity output?
- Burundi ranks 201st out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants