Renewable energy consumption in Rwanda
Rwanda: Renewable energy consumption was 86.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Rwanda, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 86.7% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Rwanda peaked at 91.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 10th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.1% | — |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -1.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 86.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 86.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 78.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 86.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.7% | 90.7% | 6 |
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 renewable energy consumption in Rwanda?
- Renewable energy consumption in Rwanda was 86.7% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption