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Electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda

Rwanda: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda, 2000–2024

00.010.020.030.042000201220242000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0 terawatt-hours2009: 0 terawatt-hours2010: 0 terawatt-hours2011: 0 terawatt-hours2012: 0 terawatt-hours2013: 0 terawatt-hours2014: 0 terawatt-hours2015: 0.01 terawatt-hours2016: 0.02 terawatt-hours2017: 0.02 terawatt-hours2018: 0.03 terawatt-hours2019: 0.03 terawatt-hours2020: 0.03 terawatt-hours2021: 0.04 terawatt-hours2022: 0.04 terawatt-hours2023: 0.04 terawatt-hours2024: 0.04 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda is 0.04 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Rwanda 141st out of 212 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.011 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.03 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.038 terawatt-hours 0.03 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 138 French Polynesia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 138 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 140 Eritrea 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 141 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 141 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 141 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 141 Zimbabwe 0.04 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda?
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Rwanda was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
Rwanda ranks 141st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.