Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda

Rwanda: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.28 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.28 people per person
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
40th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.953 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.28 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2024

0.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.938 people per person2001: 0.953 people per person2002: 0.94 people per person2003: 0.926 people per person2004: 0.913 people per person2005: 0.952 people per person2006: 0.886 people per person2007: 0.872 people per person2008: 0.94 people per person2009: 0.844 people per person2010: 0.903 people per person2011: 0.892 people per person2012: 0.825 people per person2013: 0.848 people per person2014: 0.802 people per person2015: 0.772 people per person2016: 0.706 people per person2017: 0.659 people per person2018: 0.62 people per person2019: 0.534 people per person2020: 0.548 people per person2021: 0.513 people per person2022: 0.494 people per person2023: 0.361 people per person2024: 0.28 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda is 0.28 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.953 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.28 people per person, in 2024.

That places Rwanda 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.938 people per person
2001 0.953 people per person +1.6%
2002 0.94 people per person -1.4%
2003 0.926 people per person -1.5%
2004 0.913 people per person -1.4%
2005 0.952 people per person +4.3%
2006 0.886 people per person -6.9%
2007 0.872 people per person -1.6%
2008 0.94 people per person +7.8%
2009 0.844 people per person -10.2%
2010 0.903 people per person +7.0%
2011 0.892 people per person -1.2%
2012 0.825 people per person -7.5%
2013 0.848 people per person +2.8%
2014 0.802 people per person -5.4%
2015 0.772 people per person -3.7%
2016 0.706 people per person -8.5%
2017 0.659 people per person -6.7%
2018 0.62 people per person -5.9%
2019 0.534 people per person -13.9%
2020 0.548 people per person +2.6%
2021 0.513 people per person -6.4%
2022 0.494 people per person -3.7%
2023 0.361 people per person -26.9%
2024 0.28 people per person -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9164 people per person 0.844 people per person 0.953 people per person 10
2010s 0.7561 people per person 0.534 people per person 0.903 people per person 10
2020s 0.4392 people per person 0.28 people per person 0.548 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 37 Gambia 0.31 people per person compare
  2. 38 Djibouti 0.308 people per person compare
  3. 39 Cameroon 0.28 people per person compare
  4. 41 Côte d'Ivoire 0.271 people per person compare
  5. 42 Kenya 0.23 people per person compare
  6. 43 Libya 0.226 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda was 0.28 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.953 people per person in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 people per person in 2024.
How does Rwanda rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.