Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 55.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda stood at 55.9%.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2010.
That places Rwanda 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | +12.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 55.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 55.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 47.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 39.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 49.4% | 59.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More energy & mining data for Rwanda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.0006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Rwanda was 55.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Rwanda ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.