Access to electricity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Access to electricity was 17.8% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity in Rwanda, 1992–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Rwanda stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 1,348.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Rwanda peaked at 17.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
That places Rwanda 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +80.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -82.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +157.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +64.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +51.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +183.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -49.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +511.4% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +43.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 17.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +511.4% | 1.3% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 1.3% | 17.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Rwanda?
- Access to electricity in Rwanda was 17.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for access to electricity?
- Rwanda ranks 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,348.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.