Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 12.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Rwanda is 12.74, 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 capita in Rwanda peaked at 12.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.08, 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 capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 4.96 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.89 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.79 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.66 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.54 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.39 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.19 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.27 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.51 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 6.74 | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 9.04 | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 9.27 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.44 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.36 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.28 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 10.93 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.79 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.05 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.89 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 12.74 | +17.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 12.74 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.26, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 12.74 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 | 9.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.58 | 4.08 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 | 4.9 | 10.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 | 10.79 | 12.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 191 Sierra Leone 13.32 compare
- 192 Nigeria 13.23 compare
- 193 Algeria 12.83 compare
- 195 Afghanistan 12.26 compare
- 196 Brunei 11.24 compare
- 197 Central African Republic 11.12 compare
More energy & mining data for Rwanda
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Rwanda?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Rwanda was 12.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.08 in 2009.
- How does Rwanda rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 194th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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