Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda
Rwanda: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 12.74 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda is 12.74 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda peaked at 12.74 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.08 watts per capita, in 2009.
That places Rwanda 194th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 4.96 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.89 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.79 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.66 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.54 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.39 watts per capita | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3 watts per capita | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.19 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.08 watts per capita | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9 watts per capita | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3 watts per capita | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.27 watts per capita | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.51 watts per capita | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.74 watts per capita | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 9.04 watts per capita | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 9.27 watts per capita | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.44 watts per capita | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.36 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.28 watts per capita | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 10.93 watts per capita | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.79 watts per capita | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.05 watts per capita | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.89 watts per capita | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.74 watts per capita | +17.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 12.74 watts per capita is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.26 watts per capita, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 12.74 watts per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38 watts per capita, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +34.1% | 6.74 watts per capita | 9.04 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 watts per capita | 4.08 watts per capita | 5 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 watts per capita | 4.9 watts per capita | 10.28 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 watts per capita | 10.79 watts per capita | 12.74 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 191 Sierra Leone 13.32 watts per capita compare
- 192 Nigeria 13.23 watts per capita compare
- 193 Algeria 12.83 watts per capita compare
- 195 Afghanistan 12.26 watts per capita compare
- 196 Brunei 11.24 watts per capita compare
- 197 Central African Republic 11.12 watts per capita compare
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Rwanda was 12.74 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 watts per capita in 2009.
- How does Rwanda rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Rwanda ranks 194th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).