Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda
Rwanda: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 75.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda is 75.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda peaked at 91.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 17th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.1% | — |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 78.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 86.8% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 78.7% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 79.9% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Rwanda was 75.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Rwanda ranks 17th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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