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Burkina Faso Electricity Demand

3.2 TWhas of 2024-2.4% vs 2023

Total electricity demand, in terawatt-hours (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodElectricity Demand
20243.2 TWh
20233.3 TWh
20223.2 TWh
20213.2 TWh
20203 TWh
20192.7 TWh
20182.7 TWh
20171.8 TWh
20161.6 TWh
20151.5 TWh
20141.4 TWh
20131.3 TWh

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BF&metric_key=electricity_demand_twh" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Electricity Demand across Africa

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CountryElectricity DemandPeriod
Nigeria39 TWh2025
Kenya16 TWh2025
South Africa237 TWh2025
Egypt244 TWh2025
Ghana22 TWh2024
Ethiopia31 TWh2025

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