Rwanda vs Tanzania: Electricity generation from renewables per person

Rwanda
39.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Tanzania
42.44 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Rwanda rank
171st
Tanzania rank
170th

Electricity generation from renewables per person over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 42.44 kilowatt-hours against 39.28 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda, a difference of 3.16 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 171st and Tanzania ranks 170th of 209 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 12.78 kilowatt-hours 61.15 kilowatt-hours 48.37 kilowatt-hours Tanzania
2010s 20.98 kilowatt-hours 45.2 kilowatt-hours 24.22 kilowatt-hours Tanzania
2020s 41.79 kilowatt-hours 46.7 kilowatt-hours 4.91 kilowatt-hours Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Rwanda or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 42.44 kilowatt-hours against 39.28 kilowatt-hours in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Rwanda and Tanzania?
3.16 kilowatt-hours, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for electricity generation from renewables per person?
Rwanda ranks 171st and Tanzania ranks 170th 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 renewables 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 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.