Electricity demand per person in Rwanda
Rwanda: Electricity demand per person was 85.57 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 85.57 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Rwanda peaked at 85.99 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.35 kilowatt-hours, in 2004.
Rwanda ranks 202nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.75 kilowatt-hours | 28.35 kilowatt-hours | 37.74 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.54 kilowatt-hours | 34.89 kilowatt-hours | 72.87 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.05 kilowatt-hours | 69.65 kilowatt-hours | 85.99 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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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 electricity demand per person in Rwanda?
- Electricity demand per person in Rwanda was 85.57 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 85.99 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.35 kilowatt-hours in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for electricity demand per person?
- Rwanda ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.