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
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.