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.
Net electricity imports in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +400.0% | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours |
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
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.3% (2022)
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.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.