Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Bangladesh
12.58 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Burkina Faso
12.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
189th
Burkina Faso rank
190th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 12.58 kilowatt-hours against 12.31 kilowatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.27 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 189th and Burkina Faso ranks 190th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.11 kilowatt-hours | 6.92 kilowatt-hours | 0.1935 kilowatt-hours | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 6.59 kilowatt-hours | 7.94 kilowatt-hours | 1.34 kilowatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 9.21 kilowatt-hours | 12.73 kilowatt-hours | 3.52 kilowatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Bangladesh, at 12.58 kilowatt-hours against 12.31 kilowatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 0.27 kilowatt-hours, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 189th and Burkina Faso ranks 190th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.