Rwanda vs Uganda: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Rwanda
0.2389 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Uganda
0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Rwanda rank
163rd
Uganda rank
160th
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.2389 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0687 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 163rd and Uganda ranks 160th of 163 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2431 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2295 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0136 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.4458 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2461 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1997 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2648 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.249 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0158 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2348 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3006 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0658 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2408 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0642 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, Rwanda or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.2389 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between Rwanda and Uganda?
- 0.0687 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd and Uganda ranks 160th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. 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 of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.