Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Rwanda
39.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
43.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
Rwanda rank
176th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
174th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43.31 kilowatt-hours against 39.28 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda, a difference of 4.03 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 12.78 kilowatt-hours 49.76 kilowatt-hours 36.98 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 20.98 kilowatt-hours 35.51 kilowatt-hours 14.53 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 42.42 kilowatt-hours 44.63 kilowatt-hours 2.21 kilowatt-hours Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 43.31 kilowatt-hours against 39.28 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.03 kilowatt-hours, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Rwanda ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th 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 renewables per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables 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, 6,983 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.