Net electricity imports in Rwanda
Rwanda: Net electricity imports was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net electricity imports in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Rwanda is 0.09 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Rwanda peaked at 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.02 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 74th out of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.094 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More energy & mining data for Rwanda
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2022)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2022)
- Ores and metals exports 20.9% (2022)
- Gas production 0.9728 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 68.24 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9728 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 68.24 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2022)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 18.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 76.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Rwanda?
- Net electricity imports in Rwanda was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for net electricity imports?
- Rwanda ranks 74th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.