Benin vs. Burkina Faso
Energy
| Benin | Burkina Faso |
| Electricity - production | 335 million kWh (2016 est.) | 990 million kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption | 1.143 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 1.551 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2016 est.) | 0 kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - imports | 1.088 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 630 million kWh (2016 est.) |
| Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Oil - imports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves | 8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.) | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves | 1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) | 0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.) |
| Natural gas - production | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 321,000 kW (2016 est.) | 342,400 kW (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 80% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 38,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) | 23,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 1,514 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 38,040 bbl/day (2015 est.) | 23,580 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Electricity access | electrification - total population: 33% (2019)
electrification - urban areas: 58% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 9% (2019) | electrification - total population: 22% (2019)
electrification - urban areas: 69% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 2% (2019) |
Source: CIA Factbook