Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Oil consumption per person

Ethiopia
478.17 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Rwanda
401.44 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
207th
Rwanda rank
210th

Oil consumption per person over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
100200300400500198020022024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 478.17 kilowatt-hours per person against 401.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Rwanda, a difference of 76.73 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 207th and Rwanda ranks 210th of 219 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1980s 246.68 kilowatt-hours per person 344.15 kilowatt-hours per person 97.47 kilowatt-hours per person Rwanda
1990s 192.28 kilowatt-hours per person 406.09 kilowatt-hours per person 213.81 kilowatt-hours per person Rwanda
2000s 255.19 kilowatt-hours per person 277.21 kilowatt-hours per person 22.02 kilowatt-hours per person Rwanda
2010s 401.68 kilowatt-hours per person 333.51 kilowatt-hours per person 68.17 kilowatt-hours per person Ethiopia
2020s 475.25 kilowatt-hours per person 384.97 kilowatt-hours per person 90.28 kilowatt-hours per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption per person, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
Ethiopia, at 478.17 kilowatt-hours per person against 401.44 kilowatt-hours per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
76.73 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for oil consumption per person?
Ethiopia ranks 207th and Rwanda ranks 210th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Oil consumption per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,532 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.