Maldives vs Rwanda: Primary energy use
Maldives
7.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda
7.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives rank
161st
Rwanda rank
159th
Primary energy use over time
- Maldives
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 7.86 terawatt-hours against 7.75 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Maldives ranks 161st and Rwanda ranks 159th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2011 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.9477 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 2.19 terawatt-hours | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 0.6134 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.37 terawatt-hours | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 6.96 terawatt-hours | 0.1055 terawatt-hours | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Maldives or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 7.86 terawatt-hours against 7.75 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Maldives and Rwanda?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for primary energy use?
- Maldives ranks 161st and Rwanda ranks 159th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.