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Burkina Faso vs. Ghana

Energy

Burkina FasoGhana
Electricity - production990 million kWh (2016 est.)12.52 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption1.551 billion kWh (2016 est.)9.363 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)187 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports630 million kWh (2016 est.)511 million kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)173,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)6,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)104,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - proved reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)660 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)22.65 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)914.4 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)1.232 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)317.4 million cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity342,400 kW (2016 est.)3.801 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels80% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)58% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)2,073 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption23,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)90,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)2,654 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports23,580 bbl/day (2015 est.)85,110 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 22% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 69% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 2% (2019)
electrification - total population: 85% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 93% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 75% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook