Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Burkina Faso
0.29 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Liberia
0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Liberia rank
153rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.31 terawatt-hours against 0.29 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Liberia ranks 153rd of 214 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.096 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.026 terawatt-hours | 0.124 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.286 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.076 terawatt-hours | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.31 terawatt-hours against 0.29 terawatt-hours in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Liberia ranks 153rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.