Share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of electricity generation from gas was 26.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 26.5% for share of electricity generation from gas in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 444.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda peaked at 27.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +80.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +298.4% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +51.3% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +35.1% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +298.4% | 3.9% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 2.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 20.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 57 Kazakhstan 29.4% compare
- 58 South Korea 27.9% compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 26.8% compare
- 61 Latvia 26.2% compare
- 62 Turkey 22.1% compare
- 63 Cameroon 22.0% 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 share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Rwanda was 26.5% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from gas rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 444.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.