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 224 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.
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 |
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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 224 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