Rwanda Electricity
Generation (2024)#152 World
1.13TWh+3.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#161 World
1TWh+0.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
50.3%49.7%
Electricity Generation in Rwanda
- Net electricity generation in Rwanda reached 1.13 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#152 in the world), an increase of 3.7% from 1.09 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 50.3% (0.57 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Rwanda and renewables 49.7% (0.56 terawatt-hours).
- Rwanda reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.63% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 49.7% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Rwanda
- Rwanda consumed 1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#161 in the world), an increase of 0.4% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Rwanda averaged 70 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.19 kilowatt-hours per day (#202 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Rwanda
- Rwanda had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.37 gigawatts in 2024 (#160 in the world), an increase of 7.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 53.9% and renewables at 46.1% of Rwanda's installed capacity in 2024.
- Rwanda's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 34.7% in 2024, with hydro at 41.5%, fossil fuels at 32.4% and solar at 16.7%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Rwanda
- Rwanda imported 0.1 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈10% of consumption).
- Rwanda exported 0.01 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈0.88% of generation).
- This made Rwanda a net importer of 0.09 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
Grid Efficiency in Rwanda
- Distribution losses in Rwanda were 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 19.9% of total generation, down from 20.3% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Rwanda
- In 2024, Rwanda generated approximately 0.0031 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0027 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00037 terawatt-hours.
Rwanda Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.13 | +3.7% | 152 | < 0.01% | 1 | +0.4% | 161 | < 0.01% | 70 | 0.37 | +7.5% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.23 |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +5.9% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0.99 | +15.6% | 161 | < 0.01% | 71.23 | 0.35 | +17.6% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 1.03 | +3.7% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.86 | +3.7% | 162 | < 0.01% | 62.96 | 0.29 | +10.2% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.009 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
| 2021 | 1 | +12.2% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.83 | +8% | 164 | < 0.01% | 62.07 | 0.27 | −0.006% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.009 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
| 2020 | 0.89 | +3.2% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0.77 | +6.3% | 164 | < 0.01% | 58.76 | 0.27 | +3.9% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.005 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 0.86 | +5.4% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.72 | −2.3% | 165 | < 0.01% | 56.56 | 0.26 | +6% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | 0.0045 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | 0.82 | +27.7% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.74 | +34.8% | 164 | < 0.01% | 59.21 | 0.24 | +6.7% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.004 | 0.09 | 0.17 |
| 2017 | 0.64 | −2.6% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.55 | −6.1% | 167 | < 0.01% | 44.97 | 0.23 | +8% | 165 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | 0.0041 | 0.07 | 0.16 |
| 2016 | 0.66 | +24.7% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.58 | +20.5% | 168 | < 0.01% | 49.01 | 0.21 | +11.8% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0.0044 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 0.53 | +24.9% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.48 | +15.4% | 171 | < 0.01% | 41.66 | 0.19 | +45.3% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0.002 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| 2014 | 0.42 | +13.9% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.42 | +14% | 171 | < 0.01% | 36.97 | 0.13 | +13.6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.004 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2013 | 0.37 | −6.5% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | −4.3% | 173 | < 0.01% | 33.22 | 0.11 | +3.6% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +13.2% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | +14.6% | 172 | < 0.01% | 35.57 | 0.11 | +11.7% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.003 | 0.09 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0.35 | +21.6% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.34 | +15.9% | 172 | < 0.01% | 31.8 | 0.1 | +6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0.005 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 0.29 | −8% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | −2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 28.13 | 0.09 | +24.3% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0.003 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 2009 | 0.31 | +9.5% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | +0.68% | 176 | < 0.01% | 29.44 | 0.07 | +4.3% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0.003 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.29 | +13.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +11.4% | 175 | < 0.01% | 30.01 | 0.07 | +0% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.002 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 2007 | 0.25 | −5.2% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +0.84% | 175 | < 0.01% | 27.67 | 0.07 | +0.56% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.08 | 0.002 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| 2006 | 0.27 | +39.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +18% | 176 | < 0.01% | 28.17 | 0.07 | +7% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0.002 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 2005 | 0.19 | +30.8% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +6.7% | 177 | < 0.01% | 24.52 | 0.07 | +29% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.002 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| 2004 | 0.15 | −18.9% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | −12.6% | 175 | < 0.01% | 23.59 | 0.05 | +17.8% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0.002 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 0.18 | +5.3% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | −0.42% | 172 | < 0.01% | 27.72 | 0.04 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0.003 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 2002 | 0.17 | +14% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +10.1% | 171 | < 0.01% | 28.45 | 0.04 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.14 | 0.008 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.15 | −10.2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +4.3% | 171 | < 0.01% | 26.19 | 0.04 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | 0.001 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 0.17 | +27.5% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.21 | +15% | 170 | < 0.01% | 25.32 | 0.04 | +2.1% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | 0.001 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.13 | −20.1% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | −18.4% | 173 | < 0.01% | 22.19 | 0.04 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.06 | 0.0092 |
| 1998 | 0.16 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +30.7% | 169 | < 0.01% | 27.41 | 0.04 | +10.3% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | 0.001 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 0.16 | +13.9% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +12.3% | 173 | < 0.01% | 21.86 | 0.04 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 0.14 | −11.1% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −5.5% | 175 | < 0.01% | 22.5 | 0.04 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +1.3% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | −0.09% | 171 | < 0.01% | 28.14 | 0.04 | +14.7% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 0.16 | +1.9% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +3.1% | 170 | < 0.01% | 23.53 | 0.03 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 0.16 | −9.8% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | −9.3% | 172 | < 0.01% | 19.42 | 0.03 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 0.17 | +4.2% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | −0.86% | 167 | < 0.01% | 22.23 | 0.03 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 0.17 | −1.2% | 146 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +3.7% | 147 | < 0.01% | 22.89 | 0.03 | +0% | 155 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.17 | −3.4% | 143 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | −8.6% | 145 | < 0.01% | 22.53 | 0.03 | +13.3% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 0.18 | +2.3% | 142 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +3.2% | 142 | < 0.01% | 25.3 | 0.03 | −50% | 153 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 0.17 | +1.8% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0.18 | +2.2% | 140 | < 0.01% | 25.26 | 0.06 | +0% | 146 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.002 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 0.17 | +9.8% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +6.8% | 139 | < 0.01% | 25.52 | 0.06 | +0% | 146 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 0.15 | −7.3% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | −5.4% | 140 | < 0.01% | 24.69 | 0.06 | +0% | 144 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | +0.61% | 138 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +4.9% | 136 | < 0.01% | 26.98 | 0.06 | +0% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 0.16 | +6.5% | 138 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +6.8% | 135 | < 0.01% | 26.61 | 0.06 | +1.7% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 0.15 | +13.2% | 137 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −0.82% | 137 | < 0.01% | 25.78 | 0.06 | +0% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 0.14 | +27.1% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −0.02% | 137 | < 0.01% | 26.87 | 0.06 | +1.7% | 138 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | 0.008 | 0.03 | 0.0095 |
| 1981 | 0.11 | −8.5% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −2.1% | 136 | < 0.01% | 27.77 | 0.06 | +31.8% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.0075 |
| 1980 | 0.12 | — | 137 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | — | 135 | < 0.01% | 29.29 | 0.04 | — | 140 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0082 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.