Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 19.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 19.1% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
The figure is up 164.4% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Rwanda peaked at 57.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2023.
That places Rwanda 80th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -55.7% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +164.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +164.4% | 7.2% | 19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 33.9% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 22.2% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 7.2% | 19.1% | 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 oil sources in Rwanda?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Rwanda was 19.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Rwanda ranks 80th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.