Guinea-Bissau vs Rwanda: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Guinea-Bissau
36.34 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda
39.98 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
187th
Rwanda rank
186th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Rwanda
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 39.98 kilowatt-hours against 36.34 kilowatt-hours in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 3.64 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 186th of 209 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 19.65 kilowatt-hours 10.34 kilowatt-hours 9.3 kilowatt-hours Guinea-Bissau
2010s 28.71 kilowatt-hours 23.88 kilowatt-hours 4.83 kilowatt-hours Guinea-Bissau
2020s 38.02 kilowatt-hours 33.66 kilowatt-hours 4.36 kilowatt-hours Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Guinea-Bissau or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 39.98 kilowatt-hours against 36.34 kilowatt-hours in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
3.64 kilowatt-hours, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 186th of 209 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.