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Burkina Faso Primary Energy per Capita

1,020 kWhas of 2023+0.8% vs 2022

Primary energy consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours (Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodPrimary Energy per Capita
20231,020 kWh
20221,012 kWh
20211,043 kWh
2020936 kWh
2019953 kWh
2018944 kWh
2017863 kWh
2016764 kWh
2015824 kWh
2014666 kWh
2013735 kWh
2012632 kWh

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=primary_energy_per_capita_kwh" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Primary Energy per Capita across Africa

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CountryPrimary Energy per CapitaPeriod
Nigeria2,343 kWh2023
Kenya1,608 kWh2023
South Africa21,287 kWh2024
Egypt9,661 kWh2024
Ghana3,075 kWh2023
Ethiopia693 kWh2023

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