Belgium vs Rwanda: Electricity generation from hydropower per person

Belgium
37.42 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Rwanda
36.47 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Belgium rank
126th
Rwanda rank
127th

Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time

  • Belgium
  • Rwanda
1020304050196519952025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 37.42 kilowatt-hours against 36.47 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda, a difference of 0.95 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 126th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 34.46 kilowatt-hours 12.78 kilowatt-hours 21.68 kilowatt-hours Belgium
2010s 27.5 kilowatt-hours 20.09 kilowatt-hours 7.41 kilowatt-hours Belgium
2020s 32.78 kilowatt-hours 39.01 kilowatt-hours 6.24 kilowatt-hours Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Belgium or Rwanda?
Belgium, at 37.42 kilowatt-hours against 36.47 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Belgium and Rwanda?
0.95 kilowatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Rwanda rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Belgium ranks 126th and Rwanda ranks 127th of 214 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 hydropower 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 hydropower 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
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.