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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Burundi: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 8.6% (2024), 188th of 188 in the world and 46th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 63.2 (2023), 188th of 210 in the world and 38th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2023), 202nd of 208 in the world and 43rd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users8.6%2024 · world 188/188 · region 46/46Mobile subscriptions63.22023 · world 188/210 · region 38/48Fixed broadband0.02023 · world 202/208 · region 43/48Fixed telephone0.12023 · world 195/213 · region 34/48
Internet users
BurundiSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Burundi8.6%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
BurundiSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Burundi63.2Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
9 indicators

Digital & energy access: Burundi in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population8.6%2024188/18846/460.1%1.0%6.4%+7.6 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people63.22023188/21038/480.317.952.6+160%since 201390.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.02023202/20843/48·0.00.0+38%since 20131.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.12023195/21334/480.30.40.1−48%since 20130.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people112024206/21541/48·08+1,809%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population20.1%2024211/21544/482.5%5.3%9.1%+13.1 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population3.6%2024207/21143/47·0.9%20080.9%+2.6 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population70.0%2024203/21339/4849.6%49.0%60.5%+17.9 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population0.0%2024191/19247/480.0%0.0%0.0%±0.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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No rated indicator got worse over the decade.

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neighbours

Burundi and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Burundi. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBurundiDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaRwanda
Internet users8.6%202419.7%202431.2%202431.7%2024
Mobile subscriptions63.2202358.52024126.6202493.22024
Fixed broadband0.020230.020240.220240.62024
Fixed telephone0.120230.020240.120240.12024
Secure servers1120241020245220241612024
Electricity access20.1%202422.5%202452.4%202472.0%2024
Electricity access, rural3.6%20241.0%202433.7%202465.2%2024
Electricity access, urban70.0%202455.0%202485.2%202488.0%2024
Clean cooking0.0%20245.0%202411.0%20249.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessTanzania: digital & energy accessRwanda: digital & energy access
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